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Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota, and Health
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2024
- Editors: Shaoping Nie, Huizi Tan, Qixing Nie
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 6 3 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 6 3 1 - 2
Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota and Health covers the most recent advances in the functionalities of dietary fiber with a focus on the underlying mechanisms that influence gut micro… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota and Health covers the most recent advances in the functionalities of dietary fiber with a focus on the underlying mechanisms that influence gut microbiota. In four sections, this work begins with foundational information on the human gut microbiome and moves to more advanced knowledge on various types of dietary fiber and the impact of each on the gut microbiome before finally covering health outcomes and the potential for personalized applications of fiber for improved health. It will serve as an invaluable reference to dieticians, researchers, and graduate and post-graduate students in nutrition, food science, pharmaceutical science and beyond.
- Describes basic science of gut microbiome and effects on human health
- Covers sources, characteristics, and actions of fiber on gut microbiota
- Structures chapters for comparison of fiber types
Scientists and postgraduate students interested in functional foods, nutrition, pharmaceutical science, microbiology, biology, and biochemistry, Dieticians and related medical professionals
1. Introduction
Section B. Structure and functionalities: Dietary fiber contributes to the gut health
2. Nondigestible oligosaccharides
3. Pectin
4. Glucans
5. Fructans
6. Seed-extracted mucilages: Galactomannan
7. Tree-extracted mucilages: Arabinogalactan
8. Psyllium husk gums: Arabinoxylan
10. Microbial gums: Xanthan gum
11. Resistant starch
Section C. Unveiling mechanisms: Dietary fiber-microbiome interactions and heath outcomes
12. Bacteroidetes
13. Firmicutes
14. Actinobacterium: Bifidobacterium
15. Verrucomicrobia: Akkermansia
Section D. Perspectives: Research and Development of personalized applications
16. Dietary fiber-based products: Microbiota-Oriented intervention
- No. of pages: 325
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443216305
- eBook ISBN: 9780443216312
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Shaoping Nie
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Huizi Tan
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