Preclinical Model Supports Prebiotic Activity of Unique Carrot Extract A recent study involving 4 adult subjects, examined the impact of a carrot-derived pectin extract enriched for rhamnogalacturonan I (cRG-I) using M-SHIME technology (The Simulator of the Human…
Type 3 resistant starch from Canna edulis modulates obesity and low grade inflammation in mice According to a paper published in the journal Food & Function, researchers examined the effect of Type 3 resistant starch from Canna…
Mushrooms blend dose-dependently increases butyrate production by the gut microbiota Researchers at the Netherland’s Maastricht University examined the effect of a predigested blend of 3 mushrooms at three doses (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/day) on a pooled…
Prebiotics and impact on resilience to circadian rhythms disruptions Research on rats, funded by the US Navy, conducted at the University of Colorado-Boulder and published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity suggests that rats exposed to…
Prebiotic Effect of a Kiwifruit polyphenol extract According to a study published in Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers from Guizhou Medical University in China examined the effect of kiwi fruit as a prebiotic supplement through its ability to…
The prebiotic effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation Research conducted over a six week period compared the effect of inulin and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation observing significant differences in microbiota modulation with increases in Coprococcus and Bacteroides for the…
Flavonoid-rich Foods, Microbial Diversity and Abundance of Parabacteroides and Impact on Blood Pressure According to a study published in the journal Hypertension, researchers examined over 900 German subjects determining that higher intakes of total flavonoids, anthocyanins, polymers,…
Clinical Evaluation of 16-Week Supplementation with 5HMO-Mix in Healthy-Term Human Infants to Determine Tolerability, Safety, and Effect on Growth According to a study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers compared the effects of 16 weeks of supplementation…
Parkinson’s disease limits short chain fatty acids production In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers investigated different fiber supplements’ effects on short-chain fatty acid production, along with potential underlying mechanisms, in Parkinson’s patients and age-matched…
NHSc’s HMO blend deemed effective for babies allergic to cow’s milk protein According to research presented at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Hybrid 2021 Congress, AAF, Alfamino HMO, following the addition of Nestle’s HMO…