Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are attributed to a combination of genetic
susceptibility and lifestyle factors. Their increasing prevalence necessitates further studies …

Recent analyses of ribosomal RNA sequence diversity have demonstrated the extent of
bacterial diversity in the human colon, and have provided new tools for monitoring changes …

Modern consumers are increasingly interested in their personal health, and expect the food
that they eat to be healthy or even capable of preventing illness. Gut health in general has …

Resistant starch (RS) encompasses those forms of starch, which are not accessible to
human digestive enzymes and are fermented in the colon producing short chain fatty acids …

The effects of six dietary fibers [pectin, guar gum, inulin, arabinoxylan, β-glucan, and
resistant starch] on the human fecal microbiota during in vitro fermentation were determined …

ABSTRACT Background Nondigestible carbohydrates (NDCHs) are fermented in the colon,
where they can selectively promote the growth of bifidobacteria. Objective Our aim was to …

Oligosaccharides are attracting increasing interest as prebiotic functional food ingredients.
They can be extracted or obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis from a variety of biomass …

Recent research in the area of prebiotic oligosaccharides and synbiotic combinations with
probiotics is leading towards a more targeted development of functional food ingredients …

Resistant starch (RS) has drawn considerable attention over the last two decades due to its
demonstrated and putative positive impacts on health. This has resulted in the development …

The Pig as an Experimental Model for Elucidating the Mechanisms Governing Dietary Influence
on Mineral Absorption - Jannine K. Patterson, Xin Gen Lei, Dennis D. Miller, 2008 Skip to …