Cereal Foods World 42(8):696-701

Full-text article: Publication no. W-1997-0714-04F

Influence of Rye Bran on the Formation of Bile Acids and Bioavailability of Lignans. G. Hallmans (1), J.-X. Zhang (1), E. Lundin (1), M. Landström (1) P. Åman (2), H. Adlercreutz (3), H. Härkönen (4), and K. E. Bach Knudsen (5). (1) Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. (2) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. (3) University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. (4) VTT Biotechnology and Food Research, Espoo, Finland. (5) National Institute of Animal Science, Tjele, Denmark. Copyright 1998 American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc.

Key words: bile acids, colon cancer, deoxycholic acid, epidemiological studies, fiber, ileostomy, lignans, lithocholic acid, oats, phytoestrogens, rye