Overview of Dietary Fiber and its Influence on Gastrointestinal Health

Nondigestible Carbohydrates and Digestive Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 185-221

  Rose, Devin J ^a   Hamaker, Bruce R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"dietary fiber" by Hipsley (1953), and indigestible plant cell wall constituents; Glucan, marked effect on viscosity in upper gastrointestinal tract; Dietary fiber fermentation and microbiota; Dietary fiber, and its influence on gastrointestinal health; Dietary fiber, exhibiting benefits on digestive health in large intestine; Dietary fibers, effects depending on type; Fecal bulk and whole gut transit time; Recommendations for dietary fiber intake from Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of Institute of Medicine; Resistant starch effects on digestive processes in upper gastrointestinal tract; Soluble dietary fibers, delaying gastric emptying and water holding capacity and ability to form gels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874742536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470958186.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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