Nondigestible carbohydrates (NDCs) are fermentation substrates in the colon after escaping
digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Among NDCs, resistant starch is not hydrolyzed …

Dietary fiber and whole grains contain a unique blend of bioactive components including
resistant starches, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. As a result, research …

The release of energy from particulate substrates such as dietary fiber and resistant starch
(RS) in the human colon may depend on the presence of specialist primary degraders (or …

The development of colorectal cancer, responsible for 9% of cancer-related deaths, is
favored by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The modification of diet and …

PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were
searched for meta-analyses that provided risk estimates (±95% confidence intervals) for …

Interest has been recently rekindled in short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) with the emergence of
prebiotics and probiotics aimed at improving colonic and systemic health. Dietary …

Diet and chronic inflammation of the colon have been suggested to be risk factors in the
development of colorectal cancer (CRC). The possible link between inflammatory potential …

Background Earlier analyses within the EPIC study showed that dietary fibre intake was
inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk, but results from some large cohort studies …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most fatal and the third most diagnosed type of
cancer worldwide. Despite having multifactorial causes, most CRC cases are mainly …

Background Results of epidemiological studies of dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk
have not been consistent, possibly because of attenuation of associations due to …