Health
Research examines 700 plant-based foods to see how healthy they really are
If you're thinking about buying plant-based foods, a trip to the supermarket can leave you bewildered.
Feb 24, 2024
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News tagged with dietary fibre
Neuroscience
A high-fiber diet may delay clinical onset of Huntington's disease, study indicates
The Florey's Professor Anthony Hannan, Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Group, and Research Co-Lead for the Mental Health Mission, said the results of a study published in Brain Behavior and Immunity indicate ...
Feb 2, 2024
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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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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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