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Non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs), or dietary fiber, are long chains of sugar molecules too large to be broken down and absorbed in the small intestine (Kohlmeier, 2003). Instead, they go to the colon, where colonic bacteria break them down, producing several metabolites (Lunn & Buttriss, 2007).
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Ephi Lu. (2024). Non-Digestible Carbohydrates (NDCs). In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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