Index page for: Inulin-Type Fructans: Functional Food Ingredients

Table of Contents FUNCTIONAL FOODS & CLAIMS: CONCEPTS, STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC SUBSTANTIATION OF CLAIMS AND COMMUNICATION TO CONSUMERSNutrition in the 20th Century: From Prevention to Deficiencies to Reduction of Risk Due to Excessive Consumption of NutrientsNutrition at the Turn of the 20th Century: The new ChallengesThe Concept of Optimum NutritionFunctional Food: A Nutrient ConceptFunctional Food: A Consensus of the European Scientific CommunityStrategy for the Development of Functional FoodType A and Type B ClaimsThe Communication ChallengeCommunication of the Functional Effects of a Prebiotic: An ExamplePerspectives in Functional Food Development and the Case of the PrebioticsTHE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: A MAJOR TARGET FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODSThe Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal SystemThe Digestive FunctionsThe MotilityThe Endocrinology: Peptide HormonesThe Defense MechanismsINULIN: A FRUCTANFructansInulinChicory InulinTHE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AS NON-DIGESTIBLE OLIGOSACCHARIDESDigestion of Carbohydrates in the Gastrointestinal TractThe Absorption of Hexoses in the Small IntestineInulin-Type Fructans as Non-Digestible Ologosaccharides (NDOS)Inulin-Type Fructans as Non-Digestible Oligosaccharides: Discussion and ConclusionTHE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AS FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATESThe Colon as a FermenterThe Anaerobic Fermentation of ProteinsThe Anaerobic Fermentation of CarbohydratesThe Anaerobic Fermentation of Inulin-Type FructansTHE DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS: INULIN AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE AS DIETARY FIBERDietary Fiber: A Concept in Human NutritionInulin and Oligofructose as Dietary FiberINULIN AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE AS LOW CALORIE CARBOHYDRATESMethodologies to Assess the Energy Value of Inulin-Type FructansAssessment of the Energy Value of Inulin and Oligofructose: Results and DiscussionInulin and Oligofructose as Low Calorie Carbohydrates: ConclusionsINULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTIONS: CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVESINULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE MODULATION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROFLORA: THE PREBIOTIC EFFECTSPrebiotics: Definition and Requirements for Scientific SubstantiationMethodologies to Study the Composition of the Gut MicrofloraInulin-Type Fructans Classify as Prebiotic: The Scientific SubstantiationInulin-Type Fructans as Prebiotics: Discussion & PerspectivesINULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE INTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF MINERALSThe Physiology of CalciumThe Physiology of MagnesiumThe Methodologies to Study Mineral Absorption and Bone HealthInulin-Type Fructans and the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Other Minerals Inulin-Type Fructans Mineral Absorption and Bone Health: Discussion, Perspectives and ConclusionsINULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE HOMEOSTASIS OF LIPIDSBiochemistry of Lipid MetabolismInulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis Inulin-Type Fructans and Lipid Homeostasis: Discussion, Conclusion and PerspectivesINULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS AND THE DEFENSE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODYIntroduction: The Defense Functions of the BodyThe Role of the Gastrointestinal System in Body's DefenseNutrition and the Gastrointestinal Defense FunctionsInulin-Type Fructans and the Gastrointestinal Defense FunctionsInulin-Type Fructans and the Systemic Defense FunctionsInulin-Type Fructans and the Defense Functions: Overview, Discussion and PerspectivesGENERAL DISCUSSION, PERSPECTIVES, AND CONCLUSIONSGeneral DiscussionConclusions and Perspectives