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Carbohydrate versus fat in the dietary treatment of short-bowel syndrome. 1994

S Mobarhan

Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153.

The importance of the human colon in energy salvage has been documented again in a recent clinical study. Patients with short-bowel syndrome can be divided into two groups: those with colon and those without colon in continuity. While a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet appears to be of nutritional benefit to the former group, dietary restrictions and reduction of fat intake are not effective in reducing intestinal energy loss in the latter group.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002149	Energy Intake	Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes.	Caloric Intake,Calorie Intake,Intake, Calorie,Intake, Energy
D003106	Colon	The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON.	Appendix Epiploica,Taenia Coli,Omental Appendices,Omental Appendix,Appendices, Omental,Appendix, Omental
D004040	Dietary Carbohydrates	Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (FABACEAE), tubers, etc. (From Claudio & Lagua, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Dictionary, 3d ed, p32, p277)	Carbohydrates, Dietary,Carbohydrate, Dietary,Dietary Carbohydrate
D004041	Dietary Fats	Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados.	Fats, Dietary,Dietary Fat,Fat, Dietary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012778	Short Bowel Syndrome	A malabsorption syndrome resulting from extensive operative resection of the SMALL INTESTINE, the absorptive region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.	Bowel Syndrome, Short,Bowel Syndromes, Short,Short Bowel Syndromes,Syndrome, Short Bowel,Syndromes, Short Bowel