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Effects of Particle Size of Beet Dietary Fiber andMolecular
Weight of Guar Gum on Plasma Lipids and Cecal Organic
Acids Concentrations

Taro KISHIDA and Kiyoshi EBIHARA

Department of Biological Resources, School ofAgriculture, Ehime University

The effects of particle size of beet dietary fiber(BDF) and molecular weight of guar gum (GG) on the weights of cecalcontents and cecal tissue, the concentrations of cecal organicacids and plasma lipids were studied in rats. Rats were fed one ofthe following five diets for 21 days: a fiber-free diet (FF diet)or FF diets containing either 10% large particle BDF (350-550

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