The field of nutritional psychiatry has generated observational and efficacy data supporting a
role for healthy dietary patterns in depression onset and symptom management. To guide …

Given the worldwide epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases, evidence-based dietary
recommendations are fundamentally important for health promotion. Despite the importance …

Over the past decade, the gut microbiota has emerged as a key component in regulating
brain processes and behavior. Diet is one of the major factors involved in shaping the gut …

Dietary fiber is fermented by the human gut microbiota, producing beneficial microbial
metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids. Over the last few centuries, dietary fiber intake …

Background Food processing is fundamental to extend the shelf-life of food products. During
the processing, several parts of food are wasted. FAO indicated that about one-third of the …

ABSTRACT Inulin-type fructans (ITF), including short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS),
oligofructose, and inulin, are commonly used fibers that are widely regarded as prebiotic for …

Inulin consumption in both humans and animal models is recognized for its prebiotic action
with the most consistent change that lies in enhancing the growth and functionality of …

Overweight and obesity are associated with several cardiometabolic risk factors, including
insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, low-grade inflammation and liver diseases. The gut …

In recent years, research has focused on the use of dietary fibers and prebiotics, since many
of these polysaccharides can be metabolized by intestinal microbiota, leading to the …

Purpose Inulin is a type of fermentable dietary fiber, which is non-digestible, and can
improve metabolic function by modulating intestinal microbiota. This study aimed to evaluate …