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Physicochemical mechanisms underlying the physiological effects of dietary non-starch polysaccharides

Reference	D00662
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Ellis
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor N Read
Institution	King's College London
Department	GKT School of Biomedical Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	214,563
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	07/11/1994
End date	06/10/1997
Duration	35 months

Abstract

Soluble non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) from plant foods (eg oats, legumes) are known reduce the postprandial rise in blood glucose and plasma insulin in a man. These effects seem to depend mainly on the capacity of soluble NSP to increase the viscosity of digesta in the stomach and small intestine, which then decreases the rate of carbohydrate digestion and absorption. A detailed examination of the relationship between the physico-chemical properties (mainly rheological) of soluble NSP, and their physiological effects on gastric emptying, digestibility, absorption and metabolism of carbohydrate in pigs and man will carried out. The results may have important implications for assessing the nutritional and clinical benefits of high-fibre foods.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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