Background & aims: Dietary fiber has been proven to be beneficial in maintaining remission
in human ulcerative colitis, an effect related with an increased luminal production of short …

Previous studies have revealed the beneficial effects exerted by dietary fiber in human
inflammatory bowel disease, which were associated with an increased production of SCFA …

Background: We investigated the effects of pectin, a soluble dietary fiber, on the
morphological parameters of the small intestine. In addition, we tested the effects of butyrate …

Abstract Purpose Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic inflammatory disorders
with important impact on global health. Prebiotic and probiotic strategies are thought to be …

The chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), namely Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis, appear to be derived from an inappropriate reaction towards a luminal …

Different types of dietary fiber can be distinguished considering their rate of fermentability,
thus determining the location of the large intestine where they exert their beneficial effect …

Fiber intake is critical for optimal health. This review covers the anti-inflammatory roles of
fibers using results from human epidemiological observations, clinical trials, and animal …

Fermentation of dietary fiber and metabolism of polyphenols by the gut microbiota produce
short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and some simple phenolic acids, both of which have been …

The present study is undertaken to assess the ability of insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) and
soluble dietary fiber (SDF) extracted from soy hulls to relieve colitis in dextran sulfate sodium …

Previous studies have demonstrated the anti-inflammatory effect of fructooligosaccharides
(FOS) on intestinal inflammation. The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether the …