Wheat bran: its composition and benefits to health, a European perspective

Wheat bran is a concentrated source of insoluble fibre. Fibre intakes are generally lower than recommendations. This paper reviews the physiological effects of wheat bran and the health benefits it may provide in terms of the prevention of diseases such as colon and breast cancers, cardiovascular di...

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Autores principales: Stevenson, Leo, Phillips, Frankie, O'sullivan, Kathryn, Walton, Jenny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22716911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2012.687366
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description Wheat bran is a concentrated source of insoluble fibre. Fibre intakes are generally lower than recommendations. This paper reviews the physiological effects of wheat bran and the health benefits it may provide in terms of the prevention of diseases such as colon and breast cancers, cardiovascular disease, obesity and gastrointestinal diseases. In recognition of the weight of evidence, the European Food Safety Authority has recently approved two health claims for wheat bran and gastrointestinal health.
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spelling pubmed-35073012012-11-29 Wheat bran: its composition and benefits to health, a European perspective Stevenson, Leo Phillips, Frankie O'sullivan, Kathryn Walton, Jenny Int J Food Sci Nutr Article Wheat bran is a concentrated source of insoluble fibre. Fibre intakes are generally lower than recommendations. This paper reviews the physiological effects of wheat bran and the health benefits it may provide in terms of the prevention of diseases such as colon and breast cancers, cardiovascular disease, obesity and gastrointestinal diseases. In recognition of the weight of evidence, the European Food Safety Authority has recently approved two health claims for wheat bran and gastrointestinal health. Informa Healthcare 2012-12 2012-06-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3507301/ /pubmed/22716911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2012.687366 Text en © 2012 Informa UK, Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited.
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