Dietary Fiber and Energy Regulation

Relationships among dietary fiber components and the digestibility of energy, dietary fiber, and amino acids and energy content of nine corn coproducts fed to growing pigs.

An experiment was conducted to determine a best fitting dietary fiber (DF) component to estimate the effect of DF concentration on the digestibility of energy, DF, and AA and energy value of 9 corn coproducts: corn bran (37.0% total nonstarch polysaccharides [NSP]); corn bran with solubles (17.1% NSP); cooked corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS; 20.4% NSP); reduced oil DDGS (25.0% ...

Dietary fiber

Dietary fiber is plant-derived material that is resistant to digestion by human alimentary enzymes. Fiber may be divided into two broad chemical classes: 7) non-a-glucan polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectins) and 2) lignins. Dietary fiber behaves within the gastrointestinal tract as a polymer matrix with variable physicochemical properties including susceptibility to bacterial...

Are Concepts About Constipation and Dietary Fiber Changing?

Dietary fiber and body weight.

OBJECTIVE This review provides an update of recent studies of dietary fiber and weight and includes a discussion of potential mechanisms of how dietary fiber can aid weight loss and weight maintenance. METHODS Human studies published on dietary fiber and body weight were reviewed and summarized. Dietary fiber content of popular low-carbohydrate diets were calculated and are presented. RESUL...

Dietary Fiber in Childhood

Dietary fiber (DF) has important health benefits in childhood, especially in promoting normal laxation. Studies also uggest that DF in childhood may be useful in preventing and treating obesity and also in lowering blood cholesterol levels, oth of which may help reduce the risk of future cardiovascular disease. In adults, a high-fiber, low-fat diet has been linked to educed rates of colon and o...