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Health properties of resistant starch

  1. A. P. Nugent*

Article first published online: 16 FEB 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2005.00481.x

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Nugent, A. P. (2005), Health properties of resistant starch. Nutrition Bulletin, 30: 27–54. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2005.00481.x

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*Dr Anne Nugent, Nutrition Scientist, British Nutrition Foundation, High Holborn House, London, WC1V 6RQ, UK. E-mail: a.nugent@nutrition.org.uk

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