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Assessment of Carbohydrate Availability, Fermentability, and Food Energy Value in Humans Using Measurements of Breath Hydrogen

, PhD, BSc(Hons), RNut (Public health), FRSM
Pages 480-482 | Received 03 Sep 2020, Accepted 27 Nov 2020, Published online: 18 Feb 2021

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