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Impact of Plant-Based Dietary Fibers on Metabolic Homeostasis in High-Fat Diet Mice via Alterations in the Gut Microbiota and Metabolites
A Type of Fiber Could Have Weight Loss Benefits Similar to Ozempic
The right fiber may help you lose weight
Different dietary fibers unequally remodel gut microbiota and charge up anti-obesity effects
Glucan Sources Matter More Than You Think
Concentrated oat β-glucan, a fermentable fiber, lowers serum cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic adults in a randomized controlled trial
Fiber-enriched botanicals: A therapeutic tool against certain metabolic ailments
Beta-Glucans of Cereals: Functional and Technological Properties
Prebiotic Dietary Fiber and Gut Health: Comparing the in Vitro Fermentations of Beta-Glucan, Inulin and Xylooligosaccharide
Comparative Effect of 22 Dietary Sources of Fiber on Gut Microbiota of Healthy Humans in vitro
Biomedical Issues of Dietary fiber β-Glucan
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