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8 result(s) for 'beta glucan ' within Nutrition & Metabolism

1. Reduced viscosity Barley β-Glucan versus placebo: a randomized controlled trial of the effects on insulin sensitivity for individuals at risk for diabetes mellitus

   Prior studies suggest soluble fibers may favorably affect glucose/insulin metabolism.

   Authors: Harold Bays, Joy L Frestedt, Margie Bell, Carolyn Williams, Lore Kolberg, Wade Schmelzer and James W Anderson

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2011 8:58

   Content type: Research Published on: 16 August 2011

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2. Different types of soluble fermentable dietary fibre decrease food intake, body weight gain and adiposity in young adult male rats

   Young adult male rats were fed ad libitum...purified control diet (CONT) containing 5% w/w cellulose (insoluble fibre), or diet containing 10% w/w cellulose (CELL), fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS), oat beta-glucan (...

   Authors: Clare L Adam, Patricia A Williams, Matthew J Dalby, Karen Garden, Lynn M Thomson, Anthony J Richardson, Silvia W Gratz and Alexander W Ross

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2014 11:36

   Content type: Research Published on: 14 August 2014

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3. Differential effects of plant-based flours on metabolic homeostasis and the gut microbiota in high-fat fed rats

   The gut microbiome is a salient contributor to the development of obesity, and diet is the greatest modifier of the gut microbiome, which highlights the need to better understand how specific diets alter the g...

   Authors: Taylor M. Martinez, Hallie R. Wachsmuth, Rachel K. Meyer, Savanna N. Weninger, Adelina I. Lane, Archana Kangath, Gabriele Schiro, Daniel Laubitz, Jennifer H. Stern and Frank A. Duca

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2023 20:44

   Content type: Research Published on: 19 October 2023

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4. Effects of selected bioactive food compounds on human white adipocyte function

   The influence of the omega-3-fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA),...the anthocyanin (AC) cyanidin-3-glucoside and its metabolite protocatechuic acid, and the beta-glucan metabolite propionic acid (PI) on adipok...

   Authors: Christel Björk, Uta Wilhelm, Susanne Mandrup, Bjørk Ditlev Larsen, Alessandra Bordoni, Per Hedén, Mikael Rydén, Peter Arner and Jurga Laurencikiene

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2016 13:4

   Content type: Research Published on: 19 January 2016

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5. A diet based on multiple functional concepts improves cardiometabolic risk parameters in healthy subjects

   Different foods can modulate cardiometabolic risk factors in persons already affected by metabolic alterations. The objective of this study was to assess, in healthy overweight individuals, the impact of a die...

   Authors: Juscelino Tovar, Anne Nilsson, Maria Johansson, Rickard Ekesbo, Ann-Margreth Åberg, Ulla Johansson and Inger Björck

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2012 9:29

   Content type: Research Published on: 2 April 2012

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6. Dietary restriction of amino acids for Cancer therapy

   Biosyntheses of proteins, nucleotides and fatty acids, are essential for the malignant proliferation and survival of cancer cells. Cumulating research findings show that amino acid restrictions are potential s...

   Authors: Jian-Sheng Kang

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2020 17:20

   Content type: Review Published on: 14 March 2020

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7. Resistant dextrin improves high-fat-high-fructose diet induced insulin resistance

   Insulin resistance is an important defect associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Many studies have been reported that dietary fiber exerts beneficial metabolic effects. Resistant dextrin is a so...

   Authors: Fan Hu, Yixin Niu, Xiaoyuan Xu, Qiuyue Hu, Qing Su and Hongmei Zhang

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2020 17:36

   Content type: Research Published on: 15 May 2020

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8. Metabolomics insights into the modulatory effects of long-term compound polysaccharide intake in high-fat diet-induced obese rats

   Polysaccharides can alleviate obesity in mammals; however, studies on mechanism of this alleviation are limited. A few studies have indicated that polysaccharides improve obesity by regulating the metabolism o...

   Authors: Mingyi Chen, Biyu Lu, Yuan Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Haihui Zheng, Danmin Zhong, Ziqiong Liao, Mengxia Wang, Fangli Ma, Qiongfeng Liao and Zhiyong Xie

   Citation: Nutrition & Metabolism 2018 15:8

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 January 2018

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