Dietary Fiber In Health Disease
Dietary fiber in health and disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on preventing and managing chronic diseases.
Dietary fiber in health disease. A generous intake of dietary fiber reduces risk for developing the following diseases. Some fiber is fermented in the colon. Each chapter contains a careful analysis with many figures and tables of the most recent human dietary fiber studies and includes specific recommendations on the fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and. The normal growth progression of a discipline inc1udes its branching into.
7 low consumption of fiber especially contained in fruits and vegetables increase the risk of developing colon polyps and or crc. Dietary fiber intake provides many health benefits. 8 consumption of a diet rich in fat and meat but poor in vegetable. Intake of a fiber deficient diet is associated with an increased risk of constipation obesity coronary heart diseases hiatus hernia and gallstones.
Helps maintain bowel health. It has two main components. Coronary heart disease 1 stroke 2 hypertension 3 diabetes 4 obesity 5 and certain gastrointestinal disorders. Soluble fiber which dissolves in water is generally fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active by products such as short chain fatty acids produced in the colon by gut bacteria.
The spring symposium on dietary fiber in health and disease was an outgrowth of our belief that informal discussion among peers a discussion in which fact is freely interlaced with speculation was the most effective way to organize our knowledge and direct our thinking. Studies have also found that a high fiber diet likely lowers the risk of colorectal cancer. Dietary fiber in health and disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on preventing and managing chronic diseases. The impact of dietary fiber on gut microbiota in host health and disease cell host microbe.
Authors kassem makki 1 edward c deehan 2 jens walter 3 fredrik bäckhed 4 affiliations 1 department of molecular. Each chapter contains a careful analysis with many figures and tables of the most recent human dietary fiber studies and includes specific recommendations on the fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and. Dietary fiber in health and disease will be of interest to physicians and other healthcare professionals in many different specialties including general practitioners oncologists endocrinologists and other practitioners looking to implement dietary advice as part of the patient treatment plan. Dietary fiber british spelling fibre or roughage is the portion of plant derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes.
6 furthermore increased consumption of dietary fiber improves serum lipid concentrations 7 lowers blood pressure 8 improves.