Manipulating dietary fibre: Gum Arabic making friends of the colon and the kidney

Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Sami A. Khalid , Abdelrahman M. Musa , Amal M. Saeed , Elsir A. Abugroun , Elamin O. Sid Ahmed , Mohamed B. Ghalib , Elamin I. Elnima , Suaad Y. Alkarib , Tagelsir Mustafa Abdelsalam , Abdelmagid Abdelgader , Glyn O. Phillips , Aled O. Phillips There is an appreciation that the incidence of chronic renal disease is increasing worldwide. This is a health issue, which carries significant morbidity and mortality for patients. Furthermore treatment of patients with renal failure is expensive and therefore represents a significant financial burden to health economies. This review provides an overview of the in vitro, in vivo and clinical evidence supporting the potential therapeutic benefit of manipulating dietary fibre intake and specifically supplementation of the diet with Gum Arabic in patients with progressive renal disease. Graphical abstract
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - Category: Food Science Source Type: research