Porridge oats alter gut microbial functions
The wonders of porridge oats were placed under the spotlight as researchers discovered they could alter gut microbial functions, adding to their many health claims, this time as a possible prebiotic.
Researchers gave ten healthy subjects 60g of oatmeal porridge daily for a week, where they observed decreased faecal levels of the microbial function markers β-galactosidase and urease. There was also no change to intestinal gas production and excretion of short-chain fatty acid following the dietary intervention.
“The results suggest that oatmeal porridge has an effect on gut microbial functions and may possess potential prebiotic properties that deserve to be investigated further,” the researchers wrote in the British Journal of Nutrition.
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