Sentences with phrase «fecal fat»

The high fiber diet (28.75 g TDF / 1000 kcal) was associated with an increase in fecal weight, fecal fat excretion and flatulence.

Although fecal fat decreases when a fat - restricted diet is fed, excessive dietary fat restriction could decrease the absorption of fat, fat - soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids, and cholesterol.

When 15 g / d of citrus pectin was provided in metabolically controlled diets for 3 weeks, plasma cholesterol concentrations were reduced by 13 percent and fecal fat excretion increased by 44 percent; however, plasma triacylglycerol concentrations did not change (Kay and Truswell, 1977).

When adult volunteers were given 2.7 g of chitosan for 7 days, there was no effect on fecal fat excretion (Guerciolini et al., 2001).

It takes longer to digest, it slows down absorption, it slows down stomach emptying, and there is more loss of fecal fat.

But we can also measure it with Steatocrit, a fecal fat marker...

The increased presence of fecal fat indicates that between 10 - 20 % of the calories found in nuts may never be absorbed by the intestines.

Effect of short - term high dietary calcium intake on 24 - h energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and fecal fat excretion

So if we see steatocrit that's high, that's a fecal fat marker.

And if we see that your fecal fat marker's high, well, we know we've got to give you some good fat digesting enzymes, help out the pancreas help out the gallbladder.

Not exact matches

This fat piece of fecal material needs to be flushed.

In fecal matter there are oils / fats from digestion.

We transplanted fecal microbiota from adult female twin pairs discordant for obesity into germ - free mice fed low - fat mouse chow, as well as diets representing different levels of saturated fat and fruit and vegetable consumption typical of the U.S. diet.

Increased total body and fat mass, as well as obesity - associated metabolic phenotypes, were transmissible with uncultured fecal communities and with their corresponding fecal bacterial culture collections.

As well as reduced weight gain, the mice that had the green tea supplement exhibited an almost 30 % increase in fecal lipids, indicating that the EGCG was restricting fat absorption.

Besides causing increased fecal excretion of bile acids, dietary fiber may cause malabsorption of fat.39 However, in our study, the patients» weight did not change with the high - fiber diet, which suggests that the degree of reduction in the absorption of fat was insignificant.

While some people have reported weight loss ranging from 5 to 20 pounds when using Oxy - Powder, this is not body fat or muscle tissue, but the elimination of fecal matter.

Important information regarding the efficiency of digestion and absorption can be gleaned from the measurement of the fecal levels of elastase (pancreatic exocrine sufficiency), muscle and vegetable fibers, carbohydrates, and steatocrit (% total fat).

I. Bowel transit time, number of defecations, fecal weight, urinary excretions of energy and nitrogen and appar - ent digestibilities of energy, nitrogen, and fat.

The bacterial environment in the GI tract, especially the lower bowel, can contribute to fecal compaction, as well as a lack of lubrication and poor fat digestion.

• Flystrike: This is a condition in rabbits in which the rabbit is too fat to groom himself properly, and leaves fecal material on himself.

Benefits of dietary modification in dogs (n = 14) fed a «moderate fat, highly digestible low fiber diet» for four weeks versus a maintenance diet were restricted to a tendency (8/14 dogs) to reduced borborygmi, flatulence and fecal volume (Westermarck et al, 1990).

A case report of 3 German Shepherd dogs with EPI and poor haircoat demonstrated that a 19 % fat DM (40.8 % of calories from fat), soy protein isolate hydrolysate and rice diet was well tolerated and improved fecal quality, haircoat and weight gain (2 - 10 kg) compared with the dogs previous diets.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)