Cardiology
Hypertensives may benefit from gut microbial metabolites, study finds
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a leading cause of death worldwide.
Jan 10, 2023
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News tagged with dietary fibre
Gastroenterology
Acidic pH enhances butyrate production from pectin by faecal microbiota
Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology, Grete Raba, Signe Adamberg and Kaarel Adamberg showed that an acidic environment enhances the production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal bacterial consortia—microbiota. ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Cardiology
A gut check for heart failure patients
Heart failure patients who consume more dietary fibre tend to have healthier gut bacteria, which is associated with reduced risk of death or need of a heart transplant. The fibre study was presented today at Heart Failure ...
May 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research uncovers link between dietary fiber and lung disease
Dietary fibre may be a new tool in the prevention of progressive lung disease, thanks to the production of anti-inflammatory short chain fatty acids (SCFA), according to a new study by Australia's Priority Research Centre ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Health
High intake of dietary fiber and whole grains associated with reduced risk of non-communicable diseases
People who eat higher levels of dietary fibre and whole grains have lower rates of non-communicable diseases compared with people who eat lesser amounts, while links for low glycaemic load and low glycaemic index diets are ...
Jan 11, 2019
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Health
A low-gluten, high-fiber diet may be healthier than gluten-free
When healthy people eat a low-gluten and fibre-rich diet compared with a high-gluten diet, they experience less intestinal discomfort including less bloating. Researchers at University of Copenhagen show that this is due ...
Nov 16, 2018
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Health
Foods rich in resistant starch may benefit health
A new comprehensive review examines the potential health benefits of resistant starch, a form of starch that is not digested in the small intestine and is therefore considered a type of dietary fibre. Some forms of resistant ...
Jan 5, 2017
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Health
Nutritionists report low-cost way to reduce global infant mortality
Eating a biscuit fortified with resistant starch every day could prove a low-cost way to reduce infant mortality rates from malnutrition and common diseases around the world.
Mar 28, 2016
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Health
Bilberries to increase our dietary fiber intake
Bilberries—a unique part of the Nordic diet—could be utilised in higher amounts in food products to increase our dietary fibre intake. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd took an interest in bilberry press cake ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Medical research
'Gut' bacteria may help put a kink in family obesity cycle
Obesity is a global epidemic and the evidence is clear: if a mother is obese or gains too much weight during pregnancy chances are the child will be at higher risk of being obese throughout its life.
Mar 2, 2016
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