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Dietary fibre, nuts and cardiovascular diseases

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    Identifier: PC:1679
    Authors:
    Jordi Salas-SalvadoMonica BulloAna Perez-HerasEmilio Ros
    Abstract:
    Dietary fibre has a range of metabolic health benefits. Through a variety of mechanisms, dietary fibre, and the viscous variety in particular, slows down gastric emptying and intestinal transit, decreases the rate of intestinal carbohydrate absorption, and increases faecal bile acid excretion. Therefore, consumption of some types of soluble fibre can enhance satiety, which is associated with a lower BMI, and reduce blood cholesterol and the postprandial glucose response. Surprisingly, the consumption of insoluble fibre from whole grains, though metabolically inert, has been associated with a reduction in the risk of developing coronary heart disease and diabetes in epidemiological studies. The likely reason is that whole grains, like nuts, legumes and other edible seeds, contain many bioactive phytochemicals and various antioxidants. After cereals, nuts are the vegetable foods that are richest in fibre, which may partly explain their benefit on the lipid profile and cardiovascular health.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Jordi Salas-Salvado; Monica Bullo; Ana Perez-Heras; Emilio Ros
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE; BULLÓ BONET, MÒNICA; Ana Perez-Heras; Emilio Ros
    Keywords: Dietary fibre nuts Cardiovascular diseases
    Abstract: Dietary fibre has a range of metabolic health benefits. Through a variety of mechanisms, dietary fibre, and the viscous variety in particular, slows down gastric emptying and intestinal transit, decreases the rate of intestinal carbohydrate absorption, and increases faecal bile acid excretion. Therefore, consumption of some types of soluble fibre can enhance satiety, which is associated with a lower BMI, and reduce blood cholesterol and the postprandial glucose response. Surprisingly, the consumption of insoluble fibre from whole grains, though metabolically inert, has been associated with a reduction in the risk of developing coronary heart disease and diabetes in epidemiological studies. The likely reason is that whole grains, like nuts, legumes and other edible seeds, contain many bioactive phytochemicals and various antioxidants. After cereals, nuts are the vegetable foods that are richest in fibre, which may partly explain their benefit on the lipid profile and cardiovascular health.
    Research group: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental
    Thematic Areas: Bioquímica i biotecnologia Bioquímica y tecnología Biochemistry and technology
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 0007-1145
    Author identifier: N/D; N/D; N/D; N/D
    Record's date: 2016-06-10
    Last page: 51
    Journal volume: 96
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/dietary-fibre-nuts-and-cardiovascular-diseases/BED0CCB757065846A0C98F903E108866
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.1017/BJN20061863
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2006
    First page: 45
    Publication Type: Article Artículo Article
  • Keywords:

    Fibra dietètica
    Sistema cardiovascular malalties
    Fruita seca
    Dietary fibre
    nuts
    Cardiovascular diseases
    Bioquímica i biotecnologia
    Bioquímica y tecnología
    Biochemistry and technology
    0007-1145
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