A research review has highlighted the numerous beneficial components found in cacti, including dietary fibre, minerals, phenolic compounds, and antioxidants
The supplementation of both probiotics and dietary fibre was shown to reduce weight gain induced by antipsychotic-medicines, according to a 12-week RCT conducted in China.
There is no clinical benefit to supplementation with dietary fibre for sufferers of irritable bowel disease (IBD) as fermentation has no discernible effect on the composition of gut microbiome, say scientists.
A dietary fibre derived from rice bran has been shown to lower the incidence of influenza-like illness in older adults aged 55 and above, reports a new RCT from Egypt.
Increasing dietary fibre intake may be the best way to regain the microbial biodiversity that has been impaired by the western diet, according to researchers.
A test method pioneered by Irish diagnostic technology company Megazyme International has become the global method of choice for ensuring dietary fibre content is not 'double counted' on nutritional labels.
Danisco is planning a major increase in capacity of Litesse polydextrose in response to demand for fibre-rich foods, and following a new definition of fibre that confirms the specialty sweetener’s classification.
The food industry must innovate to develop a wider range of
fibre-rich foods, says a new report from the British Nutrition
Foundation that also defines "fibre".
Coffee, a well-established source of antioxidants, may also be a
richer source of soluble dietary fibre than orange juice,
researchers in Spain have reported.
Leading cereal maker Kellogg on Monday launched a new initiative in
the US to promote its fibre-rich cereal products. It aims to raise
awareness of the importance of dietary fibre in order to encourage
Americans to increase their...
Knowing a food's dietary fibre content says nothing about how it
will impact the body, says a New Zealand researcher, who is calling
for an alternative evaluation of nutrients that will give consumers
more information about their...
An international team has demonstrated that women with a higher
intake of dietary fibre have lower circulating oestrogen levels, a
factor associated with lower risk of breast cancer.
The rye grain, and rye bran in particular, is rich in dietary fibre
and also contains a significant fructan concentration, which may
have important prebiotic properties, suggests a new publication.
Food makers suffering from the popularity of the Atkins diet may be
relieved by the findings of a new study that reveals an inverse
assocation between wholegrains and weight gain.
The Australian and New Zealand markets could soon see
cholesterol-lowering milks on sale, as the region's food agency
considers comments on a request from Parmalat Australia.
EU plans to start a multi-million research programme on enhancing
health benefits of cereals will be just one topic of discussion at
the forthcoming Dietary Fibre 2003 conference.