Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 3, Problem 12SC
Summary Introduction
Introduction:
The gas, which it produced in the digestive tract of the body, is known as intestinal gas. The amount of gas production varies from person to person. Mainly there are two sources of gas production found in the body such as exogenous and endogenous respectively.
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