Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota
Obesity is due in part to increased consumption of a Western diet that is low in dietary fiber. Conversely, an increase in fiber supplementation to a diet can have various beneficial effects on metabolic homeostasis including weight loss and reduced adiposity. Fibers are extremely diverse in source...
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| description | Obesity is due in part to increased consumption of a Western diet that is low in dietary fiber. Conversely, an increase in fiber supplementation to a diet can have various beneficial effects on metabolic homeostasis including weight loss and reduced adiposity. Fibers are extremely diverse in source and composition, such as high-amylose maize, β-glucan, wheat fiber, pectin, inulin-type fructans, and soluble corn fiber. Despite the heterogeneity of dietary fiber, most have been shown to play a role in alleviating obesity-related health issues, mainly by targeting and utilizing the properties of the gut microbiome. Reductions in body weight, adiposity, food intake, and markers of inflammation have all been reported with the consumption of various fibers, making them a promising treatment option for the obesity epidemic. This review will highlight the current findings on different plant-based fibers as a therapeutic dietary supplement to improve energy homeostasis via mechanisms of gut microbiota. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6e53db34f2c40239f7a61d33c59f5102023-11-22T19:29:03ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-09-011310347010.3390/nu13103470Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut MicrobiotaTaylor M. Martinez0Rachel K. Meyer1Frank A. Duca2Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USASchool of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USASchool of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAObesity is due in part to increased consumption of a Western diet that is low in dietary fiber. Conversely, an increase in fiber supplementation to a diet can have various beneficial effects on metabolic homeostasis including weight loss and reduced adiposity. Fibers are extremely diverse in source and composition, such as high-amylose maize, β-glucan, wheat fiber, pectin, inulin-type fructans, and soluble corn fiber. Despite the heterogeneity of dietary fiber, most have been shown to play a role in alleviating obesity-related health issues, mainly by targeting and utilizing the properties of the gut microbiome. Reductions in body weight, adiposity, food intake, and markers of inflammation have all been reported with the consumption of various fibers, making them a promising treatment option for the obesity epidemic. This review will highlight the current findings on different plant-based fibers as a therapeutic dietary supplement to improve energy homeostasis via mechanisms of gut microbiota.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3470obesitygut microbiomedietary fiberenergy homeostasis |
| spellingShingle | Taylor M. Martinez Rachel K. Meyer Frank A. Duca Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota Nutrients obesity gut microbiome dietary fiber energy homeostasis |
| title | Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota |
| title_full | Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota |
| title_short | Therapeutic Potential of Various Plant-Based Fibers to Improve Energy Homeostasis via the Gut Microbiota |
| title_sort | therapeutic potential of various plant based fibers to improve energy homeostasis via the gut microbiota |
| topic | obesity gut microbiome dietary fiber energy homeostasis |
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