Complementary effects of cereal and pulse polyphenols and dietary fiber on chronic inflammation and gut health

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1389-1409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Awika ◽  
Devin J. Rose ◽  
Senay Simsek
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Gut Health

Cereal and pulse polyphenols and dietary fiber offer a wealth of complementary health benefits.

scholarly journals Elicitation of Stress-Induced Phenolic Metabolites for Antimicrobial Applications against Foodborne Human Bacterial Pathogens

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Ashish Christopher ◽  
Dipayan Sarkar ◽  
Kalidas Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Bacterial Pathogens ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pentose Phosphate ◽  
Plant Food ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Phenolic Metabolites ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Specific Objective

Foodborne bacterial pathogens in consumed foods are major food safety concerns worldwide, leading to serious illness and even death. An exciting strategy is to use novel phenolic compounds against bacterial pathogens based on recruiting the inducible metabolic responses of plant endogenous protective defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. Such stress-inducible phenolic metabolites have high potential to reduce bacterial contamination, and particularly improve safety of plant foods. The stimulation of plant protective response by inducing biosynthesis of stress-inducible phenolics with antimicrobial properties is among the safe and effective strategies that can be targeted for plant food safety and human gut health benefits. Metabolically driven elicitation with physical, chemical, and microbial elicitors has shown significant improvement in the biosynthesis of phenolic metabolites with antimicrobial properties in food and medicinal plants. Using the above rationale, this review focuses on current advances and relevance of metabolically driven elicitation strategies to enhance antimicrobial phenolics in plant food models for bacterial-linked food safety applications. Additionally, the specific objective of this review is to explore the potential role of redox-linked pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) regulation for enhancing biosynthesis of stress-inducible antibacterial phenolics in elicited plants, which are relevant for wider food safety and human health benefits.

scholarly journals Probiotics and Oral Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 348-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Haukioja
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Probiotic Bacteria ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Gastrointestinal Infections ◽  
Viable Bacteria ◽  
Clinical Interest ◽  
Probiotic Lactobacilli

The number of products containing probiotics, viable bacteria with proven health benefits, entering the market is increasing. Traditionally, probiotics have been associated with gut health, and most clinical interest has been focused on their use for prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal infections and diseases; however, during the last decade several investigators have also suggested the use of probiotics for oral health purposes. The aim of this review is to examine potential mechanisms of probiotic bacteria in the oral cavity and summarize observed effects of probiotics with respect to oral health. The review focuses on probiotic lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, genera that are most used in various probiotic products. (Eur J Dent 2010;4:348-355)

Gut health benefits of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata and its polysaccharides demonstrated in vivo in a rat model

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 676-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suvimol Charoensiddhi ◽  
Michael A. Conlon ◽  
Pawadee Methacanon ◽  
Christopher M.M. Franco ◽  
Peng Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rat Model ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Brown Seaweed ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Ecklonia Radiata

Algal Dietary Fiber and its Health Benefits

2021 ◽  
pp. 446-464
Author(s):  
Shakeel Ramzan ◽  
Muhammad Mushtaq ◽  
Sumia Akram ◽  
Ahmad Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Health Benefits

scholarly journals Milk Polar Lipids: Underappreciated Lipids with Emerging Health Benefits

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liya Anto ◽  
Sarah Wen Warykas ◽  
Moises Torres-Gonzalez ◽  
Christopher N. Blesso
Keyword(s):  
Polar Lipid ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Total Lipid Content ◽  
Dietary Lipids ◽  
Polar Lipids ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Milk Fat Globule

Milk fat is encased in a polar lipid-containing tri-layer milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), composed of phospholipids (PLs) and sphingolipids (SLs). Milk PLs and SLs comprise about 1% of total milk lipids. The surfactant properties of PLs are important for dairy products; however, dairy products vary considerably in their polar lipid to total lipid content due to the existence of dairy foods with different fat content. Recent basic science and clinical research examining food sources and health effects of milk polar lipids suggest they may beneficially influence dysfunctional lipid metabolism, gut dysbiosis, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, gut health, and neurodevelopment. However, more research is warranted in clinical studies to confirm these effects in humans. Overall, there are a number of potential effects of consuming milk polar lipids, and they should be considered as food matrix factors that may directly confer health benefits and/or impact effects of other dietary lipids, with implications for full-fat vs. reduced-fat dairy.

scholarly journals A Guide to Recommending Fiber Supplements for Self-Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 589-591
Author(s):  
Nicole White
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Fiber Diet

The health benefits of dietary fiber are extensive and wide-ranging, yet most Americans do not consume the recommended amount of fiber from their diet. Fiber supplements may be used as a means to augment a low-fiber diet. But which, if any, of the benefits of dietary fiber are achieved through supplementation? And are all fiber supplements equally effective? An evidence-based approach to recommending fiber supplements for self-care will be discussed.

scholarly journals Development of a dedicated repertoire and food frequency questionnaire for estimating dietary fiber intake taking into account prebiotic (oligo)saccharides

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey M. Neyrinck ◽  
Julie-Anne Nazare ◽  
Monique Sothier ◽  
Laurie Vandenberghe ◽  
Camille Amadieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Portion Size ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Cereal Products ◽  
Food Composition Tables

AbstractRationaleThe scientific rationale for the recommendation in dietary fiber (DF) intake comes from the recognition of their health benefits. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommend 25 g/d, based on the amount needed for intestinal laxation. Gut microbiota related health benefits are not yet included in the current dietary recommendations. Appropriate (and consensual) quantitative and qualitative analysis of DF are missing in food composition tables. One of the aim of the FiberTAG(1) project was to develop a dedicated database and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) allowing DF intake estimation including prebiotic (oligo)saccharides.MethodsA repertoire of DF detailing total, soluble and insoluble DF in food products consumed in Europe has been established based on the Souci-Fachmann-Kraut database, completed for soluble versus insoluble DF () and for prebiotic (oligo)saccharide levels using published data. The FiberTAG FFQ was submitted to healthy volunteers (7 men, 8 women; mean age: 21 yrs; mean BMI: 22kg/m2) and DF intakes were calculated using the new FiberTAG repertoire.ResultsThe FiberTAG repertoire detailed DF in 400 food items allocated into 4 categories (fruits, vegetables, cereal products and others) and 15 subcategories. The fiberTAG FFQ consists in 280 items regrouped in 4 high DF-containing food groups (vegetables including legumes, fruits including nuts and seed, cereal products and others) using frequency scale (6 categories), photographs for portion size and taking into account the seasonal occurrence for some vegetables or fruits. Data obtained from FiberTAG FFQ indicate a total DF intake of 36.44 g/d. This reveals a higher DF intake compared to previously reported intake for adults in Europe ranging from 16 to 24 g/d based on 24 h-recall or 3–7 days records(2). This difference might be explained by a more adequate inclusion of fruits and vegetables intake in FFQ than with other methods, as previously reported(3). Our data also showed that fructan, inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides intakes were 4.18, 2.95 and 1.00 g/day, respectively whereas galacto-oligosaccharides intake was 0.28 g/d.ConclusionThe new FiberTAG DF repertoire and FFQ are tools to evaluate the total amount of DF including prebiotic (oligo)saccharides ingested by healthy volunteers. The FiberTAG project generates scientific knowledge that helps to take into account microbiota-nutrient interactions to establish DF intake recommendations as part of healthy lifestyles.

scholarly journals Prebiotic Dietary Fiber and Gut Health: Comparing the in Vitro Fermentations of Beta-Glucan, Inulin and Xylooligosaccharide

Nutrients ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Carlson ◽  
Jennifer Erickson ◽  
Julie Hess ◽  
Trevor Gould ◽  
Joanne Slavin
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Beta Glucan
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