Low‐digestible carbohydrates and bowel function

compactifications and function spaces on weighted semigruops

chapter one is devoted to a moderate discussion on preliminaries, according to our requirements. chapter two which is based on our work in (24) is devoted introducting weighted semigroups (s, w), and studying some famous function spaces on them, especially the relations between go (s, w) and other function speces are invesigated. in fact this chapter is a complement to (32). one of the main fea...

Function of carbohydrates involved in embryogenesis

Galacto-oligosaccharides and bowel function

Constipation is a common problem and its prevalence increases with age. Severe constipation requires treatment with laxatives, but nutritional therapy, especially increased dietary fibre intake, is recommended primarily for the prevention and treatment of mild constipation. One alternative may be the use of oligosaccharides, which act as soluble fibre and have a bifidogenic effect. Galacto-olig...

Diets and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, which is characterized by the presence of abdominal pain or discomfort associated with altered bowel habits. This systematic review aimed to assess the nutritional factors (dietary patterns and food groups) associated with IBS. Methods: Articles were collected ...

Cell surface carbohydrates: molecules in search of a function?

I N T R O D U C T I O N “Many knowledgeable biologists would say, almost reflexly, that complex carbo­ hydrates probably play a pivotal role in determining the specificity of many biological recognition phenomenon” (Marchesi, Ginsburg & Robbins, 1978). So states the preface to an authorative symposium volume on surface carbohydrates. However, 16 years previously it was possible, in the light of...