The gut microbiota consists of a set microorganisms that colonizes the intestine and ferment fibers, among other nutrients, from host’s diet. A healthy microbiota, colonized mainly by beneficial microorganisms, has positive effect on digestion plays role in disease prevention. However, dysregulation can contribute to various diseases. nutrition host an important determining composition microbio...

BACKGROUND AND AIM This study was designed to examine the hypothesis that dietary of intake different types of fiber could modify the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large prospective cohort among Iranian adults. METHODS In 2006-2008, we used a validated food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary fiber intake among 2295 health professionals with no previous history of heart dise...

Linseed is an important oil crop cultivated worldwide for oil and fiber. Linseed oil has health benefits and disease preventive properties on coronary heart disease, some kinds of cancer, neurological and hormonal disorders. Linseed Linum usitattissimum family Linaceae) has been traditionally used as functional food. Linseed oil is the richest source of ALA, which makes about 55–60% of total fa...

Fibrin is degraded by the fibrinolytic system in which a plasminogen activator converts plasminogen to plasmin, a serine protease that cleaves specific bonds in fibrin leading to solubilization. To elucidate further the biophysical processes involved in conversion of insoluble fibers to soluble fragments, fibrin was treated with either plasmin or the combination of plasminogen and plasminogen a...

The objectives of this study were to analyze the macronutrients composition, dietary fiber, and resistant starch in Bestak sweet potato variety; to identify the prebiotic components in sweet potato fiber extract (SPFE); and to evaluate the prebiotic activity of SPFE. Evaluation of prebiotic activity was based on the change in cell biomass after 24 h of growth of the probiotic strain in the pres...