Review of Laboraotory and Clinical Studies of Olestra, a Nonabsorbable Lipid

The classical understanding of fat digestion and absorption is provided as background for a review of research on olestra, a triglyceride-derived lipid that is not digested or absorbed from the intestinal lumen. Olestra (formerly ‘sucrose polyester’) is the generic name proposed for the mixture of t...

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Main Authors: Carolyn M Bergholz, Ronald J Jandacek, Alan BR Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1991-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/208460
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