Fecal beta-sitosterol in patients with diverticular disease of the colon and in vegetarians

Fecal sterol analysis showed that excretion of beta-sitosterol, a major component of poorly absorbable dietary vegetable sterols, is subnormal in patients with diverticular disease of the colon. Thus, the patients had evidently consumed a diet low in plant materials. The finding agrees with the curr...

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Published inScandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 573
Main Authors Miettinen, T A, Tarpila, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1978
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Diet, Vegetarian
Dietary Fiber - analysis
Diverticulum, Colon - metabolism
Feces - analysis
Humans
Middle Aged
Sitosterols - analysis
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Summary:Fecal sterol analysis showed that excretion of beta-sitosterol, a major component of poorly absorbable dietary vegetable sterols, is subnormal in patients with diverticular disease of the colon. Thus, the patients had evidently consumed a diet low in plant materials. The finding agrees with the current opinion that diverticular disease of the colon is associated with dietary fibre deficiency and suggests that fecal beta-sitosterol provides a rough measure of the vegetable intake. In vegetarians the beta-sitosterol excretion was actually high.
ISSN:0036-5521
DOI:10.3109/00365527809181766