BACKGROUND Knowledge about adverse symptoms over time from fiber supplementation is lacking. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the severity of adverse gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during supplementation with dietary fiber or placebo over time in adults with fecal incontinence. A secondary aim was to determine the relationship between symptom severity and emotional upset and their...

Diyet lifleri, tüketici sağlığı üzerine olumlu etkilerinden dolayı kullanımı giderek popülerleşmektedir. Çalışmamızda ayran üretiminde psyllium, bezelye ve yulaf araştırılmıştır. Farklı konsantrasyonlarda diyet lifleri içeren örnekleri +4 °C’de 21 gün boyunca depolanmıştır. Depolamanın 1., 7., 15. 21. günlerinde pH, titrasyon asitliği, kuru madde, kül, yağ, protein, viskozite, tirozin, mineral ...

Isabgol is a major export oriented medicinal crop of India. The genetic variability available in this crop is limited owing to the narrow gene pool existing in our country. The physiological and growth characteristics of selected 7 species of Plantago were studied at DMAPR, Boriavi to investigate the relationship with the seed yield. Among the species studied, the lowest SLA (specific leaf area...

The physiologically active, gel-forming fraction of the alkali-extractable polysaccharides of Plantago ovata Forsk seed husk (psyllium seed) and some derived partial hydrolysis products were studied by compositional and methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy. Resolving the conflicting claims of previous investigators, the material was found to be a neutral arabinoxylan (arabinose 22.6%, xylo...