ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017
Gut Fermentation of Dietary Fibres: Physico-Chemistry of Plant Cell Walls and Implications for Health.
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 242 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Dietary Fibers on Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota Composition in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Dry olive cake, an olive by-product, as a functional fiber source in diets for laying pullets: effects on growth and gut health.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Dietary fiber sources affect reproductive and lactation outcomes and colostrum protein concentration in sows.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Dietary fiber supplementation during late gestation affects steroidogenesis, antioxidant capacity, gut microbiota and placental metabolomics of Rongchang sows.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- Excess backfat deposition and restricted feeding in gestating sows: An overview of mechanisms compromising their health and performance, and regulatory effects of functional dietary fibers.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Review
- Dietary fiber in poultry nutrition: impacts on physiology, digestive metabolism and on productive performance.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Review
- Effects of Modified Corn Straw Dietary Fiber on Growth Performance, Nutrient Metabolism, Serum Biochemistry, Antioxidant Capacity, and Hepatic Lipid Deposition in Broiler.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Unlocking the nutritional benefits of dietary fiber in sow feed: a short review.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Review
- Microbiota-Sensitive Nanocarriers for the Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Agents into the Gut: Advanced Treatment Strategy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Review
- Eastern European Fermented Foods: Nutritional Value, Functional Potential, and Cultural Heritage.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polyphenols and Fibre: Key Players with Antioxidant Activity in Two Extracts from Pomegranate (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Gum Arabic modulates the microbiota-gut-brain axis and affects general fitness in zebrafish.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Biochemical Analysis of Wheat Milling By-Products for Their Valorization as Potential Food Ingredients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion and In Vitro Fecal Fermentation of PurifiedFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impacts of non-starch polysaccharide sources with enzymes influencing intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota and mucosal immunity of nursery pigs on growth and carcass traits at market weight.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Use of a Novel Passive E-Nose to Monitor Fermentable Prebiotic Fiber Consumption.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Whole pulse ingredient inclusion in macronutrient-balanced diets increased fecal concentrations of propionic acid but not total bile acids in healthy adult large-breed dogs after 20 weeks.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The majority of dietary fibre (DF) originates from plant cell walls. Chemically, DF mostly comprise carbohydrate polymers, which resist hydrolysis by digestive enzymes in the mammalian small intestine, but can be fermented by large intestinal bacteria. One of the main benefits of DF relate to its fermentability, which affects microbial diversity and function within the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), as well as the by-products of the fermentation process. Much work examining DF tends to focus on various purified ingredients, which have been extracted from plants. Increasingly, the validity of this is being questioned in terms of human nutrition, as there is evidence to suggest that it is the actual complexity of DF which affects the complexity of the GIT microbiota. Here, we review the literature comparing results of fermentation of purified DF substrates, with whole plant foods. There are strong indications that the more complex and varied the diet (and its ingredients), the more complex and varied the GIT microbiota is likely to be. Therefore, it is proposed that as the DF fermentability resulting from this complex microbial population has such profound effects on human health in relation to diet, it would be appropriate to include DF fermentability in its characterization-a functional approach of immediate relevance to nutrition.
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