February 2, 2018 — The open access article “Health Effects and Sources of Prebiotic Dietary Fiber” was published in Current Developments in Nutrition. Following a brief review of the various definitions of prebiotic, the review article provides a summary of eight health benefits of prebiotic dietary fiber including the following: Effect on hind gut bacteria … Continue reading
The article “The behavior of dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract determines its physiological effect” was published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. Capuano reviews the various definitions used to describe dietary fiber and notes they all refer to carbohydrate polymers that are not digested or absorbed in the upper human intestine but … Continue reading
In August 2017, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) published a consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics that includes consideration of some non-digestible carbohydrates. A review of the definition of prebiotics is offered with the evidence that these compounds can manipulate the host microbiome to benefit the host. Research … Continue reading
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has published a consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics that includes consideration of some non-digestible carbohydrates. A review of the definition of prebiotics is offered with the evidence that these compounds can manipulate the host microbiome to benefit the host. Research continues to … Continue reading
For your information, the article “A review of the characteristics of dietary fibers relevant to appetite and energy intake outcomes in human intervention trials” was published in the September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The authors summarize research to potentially elucidate properties of dietary fibers that affect appetite and energy intake. The … Continue reading
For your information, Kranz, et al., authored the study “Whole Grains Contribute Only a Small Proportion of Dietary Fiber to the U.S. Diet” published in Nutrients. The study evaluated data from the 2003–2004 to 2009–2010 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the relationship between whole grain (WG) foods and dietary fiber … Continue reading
Narita, et al., describe the findings of their study in an article titled “Dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer defined by estrogen and progesterone receptor status: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study” published in Cancer Causes & Control. The researchers explored possible associations between dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer … Continue reading
The article “Dietary fiber intake is inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis” was published in the January 2017 issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Mao, et al., conducted a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies to review evidence of the association between dietary fiber intake and the risk of pancreatic cancer … Continue reading
The study “The Interaction between Dietary Fiber and Fat and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative” by Navarro et al. explored possible associations between fiber (soluble, pectins, insoluble) and fatty acids (omega-3, DHA+EPA, and omega-6) and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Researchers extrapolated data from the women’s health initiative (WHI), a … Continue reading
A review entitled “Polydextrose: Physiological Function and Effects on Health” by Ramiro do Carmo et al. was published in Nutrients. The review examines the literature regarding the health effects of polydextrose (PDX) supplementation. PDX is not hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes in the small intestine and is therefore gradually and partially fermented by colonic microbiota with … Continue reading
For your information, “Knowledge about dietary fibre: a fibre study framework” by Guiné, et al., was published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. The articles describes findings from a survey that 6,000 individuals from 10 countries (Argentina, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Portugal, Romania and Turkey) completed regarding their knowledge of … Continue reading
ATLANTA (September 8, 2014) — Researchers find possible mechanism to explain why fiber is associated with reduced appetite, according to a new study by Frost et al. published in Nature Communications. In the study, the researchers supplemented high-fat diets of mice with a highly digestible fiber, inulin, or a poorly digested fiber, cellulose. The feces … Continue reading
ATLANTA (September 8, 2014) — Increasing your intake of fiber after a heart attack may reduce your risk of a subsequent heart attack, according to a recent study by Li et al. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, reviewed data from two large studies, the Nurses’ Health Study, which followed 121,700 U.S. female nurses, and … Continue reading
ATLANTA (April 30, 2014) — Previous studies have shown the benefit of fiber on digestive health, but according to a study published in Nature Medicine, consumption of fiber may also help with reducing inflammation caused by allergic reaction. In the study, researchers examined the effect of dietary fiber on inflammation response in mice fed either … Continue reading
ATLANTA (February 12, 2014) — A recent review has found that an additional seven grams per day of dietary fiber can lower risk of heart disease by 9%. The findings appeared online December 19 in the British Medical Journal. The authors reviewed more than 20 studies from 1990 to 2013 to determine the effect of dietary fiber … Continue reading
ATLANTA (August 1, 2013) — A study published in Stroke found that people who ate more dietary fiber were less like to have a stroke. In a study entitled “Dietary Fiber Intake and Risk of First Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, authors Threapleton et al looked at past literature to determine if there was any association between total … Continue reading
People who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amounts of fiber, according to a new National Institutes of Health study. Fiber, found in whole grains, beans, nuts, vegetables and fruits aids the body with bowel movements, … Continue reading
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but according to a group of Australian researchers, a fiber-rich diet could hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay. Scientists at Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research say that fiber boosts the immune system so it can better combat inflammatory diseases. When … Continue reading
