Intestinal transit in rural and urban population of Greece

Intestinal transit times and daily stool weights were measured in 14 residents of Athens and 22 residents of a small village of Greece. Subjects in rural Greece have significantly shorter transit times (38.4 vs 56.8 hr) and heavier daily stools (172 vs 131 g) than those living in Athens. These findi...

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Published inDigestion Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 77
Main Authors Manousos, O N, Nicolaou, A, Zografos, A, Trichopoulos, D, Merikas, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 1977
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Dietary Fiber
Feces - analysis
Female
Gastrointestinal Motility
Greece
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rural Population
Time Factors
Urban Population
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Summary:Intestinal transit times and daily stool weights were measured in 14 residents of Athens and 22 residents of a small village of Greece. Subjects in rural Greece have significantly shorter transit times (38.4 vs 56.8 hr) and heavier daily stools (172 vs 131 g) than those living in Athens. These findings may be attributable to the more refined diet of the urban Greek population and may explain the different incidence of certain bowel diseases in the urban and rural population of Greece.
ISSN:0012-2823
DOI:10.1159/000197985