News tagged with dietary fiber

Fiber intake associated with reduced risk of death

Dietary fiber may be associated with a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases, as well as a reduced risk of death from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report posted ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ethanol co-product boosts nutrition in Asian flatbread

(PhysOrg.com) -- South Dakota State University research shows a traditional Asian flatbread called chapathi, or chapati, gets a big boost in protein and fiber when fortified with food-grade distillers grains.

Chemistry / Other

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New forms of dietary fiber to boost health

High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development. These consumer friendlier forms of fiber, which could be a boon to health, are ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Load up on fiber now, avoid heart disease later

A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. The study found adults between 20 and 59 years old with the highest ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible

Consumers could soon see packages of pasta labeled "good source of dietary fiber" and "may reduce the risk of heart disease" thanks to the development of a new genre of pasta made with barley—a grain famous for giving ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0