ABSTRACT

Adequate fiber in the diet is essential for maintaining gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health and for weight management and glycemic control. But a majority of people in developed countries fall short of their recommended daily intake. Designed for product developers, nutritionists, dietitians, and regulatory agencies, Dietary Fiber and Health

chapter 4|8 pages

- Regulations for the Food Labeling of Dietary Fiber

ByPAULA R. TRUMBO

chapter 5|16 pages

- Resistant Starch: Measurement, Intakes, and Dietary Targets

ByANTHONY R. BIRD, SYLVIA USHER, BRUCE MAY, DAVID L. TOPPING, and MATTHEW K. MORELL

chapter 6|14 pages

- Measurement Techniques for Insulin Sensitivity

ByKEVIN C. MAKI

chapter 7|12 pages

- Consumption of Total Fiber and Types of Fiber Are Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Adiposity in U.S. Adults: NHANES 1999–2006

ByTHERESA A. NICKLAS, CAROL E. O’NEIL, JOANNE L. SLAVIN, and SUSAN S. CHO

chapter 8|26 pages

- Fiber and Satiety

ByCATHERINE LEFRANC-MILLOT, VALÉRIE MACIOCE, LAETITIA GUÉRIN-DEREMAUX, ALBERT W. LEE, and SUSAN S. CHO

chapter 9|12 pages

- Viscous Dietary Fiber Reduces Adiposity and Plasma Adipokines and Increases Gene Expression Related to Fat Oxidation in Rats

ByDANIEL D. GALLAHER, AJMILA ISLAM, ANTHONY E. CIVITARESE, LAURA KOTOWSKI, JULIE-ANNE NAZARE, and ROBERT HESSLINK

chapter 10|26 pages

- Epidemiological Studies of Dietary Fiber and Cardiovascular Disease

ByJAMES W. ANDERSON, MANAN JHAVERI

chapter 11|10 pages

Fasting Glucose Turnover but Not Peripheral Insulin Resistance Is Reduced a¦er Acetogenic and Non-Digestible Carbohydrate Ingestion in Metabolic Syndrome Patients

ByETIENNE POUTEAU, VÉRONIQUE FERCHAUD-ROUCHER, YASSINE ZAIR, MORINE PAINTIN, MARC ENSLEN, LAURENT FLET, NICOLAS AURIOU, KATHERINE MACÉ, JEAN-PHILIPPE GODIN, OLIVIER BALLÈVRE, and MICHEL KREMPF

chapter 13|16 pages

- Inulin, Gut Microbes, and Health

ByDIEDERICK MEYER

chapter 14|12 pages

- Digesta Viscosity and Glucose Behavior in the Small Intestine Lumen

ByTORU TAKAHASHI, MARI NOBORIKAWA, SEN-ICHI ODA, SATOMI MARUYAMA, TOMOKO KODA, MIKI TOKUNAGA, MITSUKO NAOI, and KAZUNARI KITAMORI

chapter 15|12 pages

Manipulating Dietary Intake of Poorly Absorbed and Fermentable Short-Chain Carbohydrates (FODMAPs): Implications for Laxation and Gastrointestinal Health BIESIEKIERSKI, and PETER R. GIBSON

ByJANE G. MUIR, SUSAN J. SHEPHERD, JACQUELINE S. BARRETT, SHAYLYN B. MITCHELL, DERRICK K. ONG, ROSEMARY ROSE, OURIANA ROSELLA, CHU K. YAO, EMMA P. HALMOS, J.R.

chapter 16|26 pages

- Colonic Metabolism of Bioactive Molecules: Potential Impact of Dietary Fiber

ByCHRISTINE A. EDWARDS, ADA L. GARCIA, EMILIE COMBET

chapter 17|14 pages

- Impact of Low Viscous Fiber on Postprandial and Fasting Glycemia

ByGEOFFREY LIVESEY

chapter 20|14 pages

- Resistant Maltodextrin Overview: Chemical and Physical Properties

ByALLAN W. BUCK

chapter 21|18 pages

- Rice Bran Fiber

ByJIN-HEE PARK, ALBERT W. LEE, STEPHANIE NISHI, SUSAN S. CHO, and NELSON ALMEIDA

chapter 22|18 pages

Hypoglycemic E¬ects of Oat β-Glucan

ByBASSAM FARESS, SUSAN S. CHO, ALBERT W. LEE, and NELSON ALMEIDA

chapter 23|14 pages

- Oat Fiber

ByDAN INMAN, ALBERT W. LEE, SUSAN S. CHO

chapter 24|16 pages

- Sugarcane Fiber

ByDAN INMAN, ALBERT W. LEE, SUSAN S. CHO

chapter 25|10 pages

- Galactooligosaccharides: Next Generation Prebiotics

ByANNE M. BIRKETT

chapter 26|16 pages

- Physiochemical Properties of Wheat Bran and Related Application Challenges

ByDEIRDRE E. ORTIZ, DAVID W. LAFOND

chapter 27|24 pages

- Pectin

ByHANS ULRICH ENDRESS and FRANK MATTES

chapter 28|12 pages

- Fruit Fibers

ByJÜRGEN FISCHER

chapter 29|12 pages

- Fig Fruit By-Products (Ficus carica) as a Source of Dietary Fiber

ByELENA SÁNCHEZ-ZAPATA, EVANGÉLICA FUENTES-ZARAGOZA, MANUEL VIUDA-MARTOS, ANA MARTIN-SÁNCHEZ, JUANA FERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ, ESTHER SENDRA, ESTRELLA SAYAS-BARBERÁ, CASILDA NAVARRO, and JOSÉ A. PÉREZ-ÁLVAREZ

chapter 30|10 pages

- Tiger Nut Fiber and Its Technological Applications in Meat Products

ByELENA SÁNCHEZ-ZAPATA, EVANGÉLICA FUENTES-ZARAGOZA, MANUEL VIUDA-MARTOS, ANA MARTIN-SÁNCHEZ, JUANA FERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ, ESTHER SENDRA, ESTRELLA SAYAS-BARBERÁ, CASILDA NAVARRO, and JOSÉ A. PÉREZ-ÁLVAREZ

chapter 31|10 pages

- Technological Properties of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extract Obtained as Coproduct of Juice Processing

ByMANUEL VIUDA-MARTOS, ELENA SÁNCHEZ-ZAPATA, ANA MARTIN-SÁNCHEZ, YOLANDA RUIZ-NAVAJAS, JUANA FERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ, ESTHER SENDRA, ESTRELLA SAYAS-BARBERÁ, CASILDA NAVARRO, and JOSÉ A. PÉREZ-ÁLVAREZ

chapter 32|14 pages

- Mechanisms by Which Resistant Starch Produces Gut Hormones and Reduces Body Fat

ByMICHAEL J. KEENAN, JUNE ZHOU, ANNE M. RAGGIO, KATHLEEN L. McCUTCHEON, RESHANI SENEVIRATHNE, FELICIA GOLDSMITH, MARLENE JANES, RICHARD T. TULLEY, LI SHEN, KIRK VIDRINE, CATHY WILLIAMS, JASON A. CHARRIER, JIANPING YE, and ROY J. MARTIN

chapter 33|6 pages

Resistant Starch Content of Brown Rice Increases a¦er Refrigeration in Selected Varieties

ByMARIA STEWART and YU-TING CHIU

chapter 34|14 pages

- Acacia Gum

BySEBASTIEN BARAY

chapter 36|22 pages

E²cacy and Safety of Xylooligosaccharides

ByALICE FU, ALBERT W. LEE, STEPHANIE NISHI, IRIS L. CASE, and SUSAN S. CHO