Cani, Patrice D.
[UCL]
Burcelin, Rémy
Knauf, Claude
Current recommendations for the management of obesity and diabetes include an increase in dietary fibers that may contribute to lower fasting and postprandial plasma glucose concentrations, and improve glycemic control. Dietary fibers, which might help control food intake, would be interesting in the context of the nutritional management of obesity. However, there is no clear answer to the question of the relevance of one type of dietary fiber versus another in the management of food intake or metabolism (soluble versus insoluble, with or without gelling properties, sourced fromcer eals, fruit, or vegetables). Knowledge of the biochemical mechanisms allowing dietary fiber to modulate satiety, and/or glucose or lipid metabolism, is essential to propose key nutritional advice for specific disorders associated with the metabolic syndrome.


Bibliographic reference |
Cani, Patrice D. ; Burcelin, Rémy ; Knauf, Claude. Prebiotics and Modulation of Gastrointestinal Peptides. In: Glenn R. Gibson, Marcel Roberfroid, Handbook of Prebiotics, 2008, p. 247-259 |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/242502 |