Sentences with phrase «ferment dietary carbohydrates»
These methods are based on the knowledge that oral plaque bacteria ferment dietary carbohydrates to produce pH - reducing organic acids.
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Researchers have yet to agree on a precise definition of prebiotics, the substances that intestinal bacteria feed on, but generally the scientists agree that these are «undigested dietary carbohydrates that are fermented by colonic bacteria yielding short chain fatty acids.»
Dietary fiber is another form of carbohydrate, but is fermented by bacteria in the colon instead of being digested in an intestine.