Dietary Fiber: Composition and Health Effects by Microbiota
<p id="p1">Dietary fiber becomes a sixth nutrient, and methods have been developed to measure soluble and insoluble fiber separately. Soluble dietary fiber includes pectin, glucomannan, alginic acid, agarose, agaropectin, carrageenan, and polydextrose, and is expected to prevent and improve lifestyl...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89661 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">Dietary fiber becomes a sixth nutrient, and methods have been developed to measure soluble and insoluble fiber separately. Soluble dietary fiber includes pectin, glucomannan, alginic acid, agarose, agaropectin, carrageenan, and polydextrose, and is expected to prevent and improve lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension. Insoluble dietary fiber includes cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin, and chitosan, which are broken down by intestinal bacteria in the colon. The short-chain fatty acids produced have various physiological functions. Unpolished brown rice <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">(genmai)</italic></em> is high in insoluble dietary fiber. Still, when consumed as a meal, it also contains many vitamins, minerals, and functional substances that contribute significantly to health, including colon cancer prevention. The physical properties of dietary fibers (DF) are essential for gut homeostasis. Genmai is the best for the “Food is Medicine Movement.”</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85014-501-4 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.115113 |