Percent of dietary sugar absorbed in the first 70 cm of small intestine
| Value | 75 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Michael A. Savageau, 1983, Escherichia coli Habitats, Cell Types, and Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Control, The American Naturalist, Vol. 122, No. 6, (Dec., 1983), pp. 734 |
| Primary Source | Johansson C. Studies of gastrointestinal interactions. VII. Characteristics of the absorption pattern of sugar, fat and protein from composite meals in man. A quantitative study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 197510(1):33-42PubMed ID1091963 |
| Method | Differences in the absorption pattern between meals were recorded, resulting from their different intragastric behaviour and gastric emptying pattern. |
| Comments | Dietary sugar absorbed in proximal small intestine |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102111 |