The Effects of Undigestible Fructooligosaccharides on Intestinal Microflora and Various Physiological Functions on Human Health

1990 ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidemasa Hidaka ◽  
Masao Hirayama ◽  
Takahisa Tokunaga ◽  
Toshiaki Eida
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Intestinal Microflora ◽  
Physiological Functions

scholarly journals Effects of Probiotics on Human Health and Disease: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
A. Amiri ◽  
F. Firoozeh ◽  
M. Zibaei ◽  
A. Khaledi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Intestinal Microflora ◽  
Normal Flora ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract Alteration of the gut microbiome in order to achieve a balance in the normal flora of the intestine could be very beneficial in maintaining the health of the human. Probiotics are living microbial supplements that are added to the diet and have beneficial effects on the host by improving the balance of the intestinal microflora. The purpose of this study is to review previous studies on the effects of probiotics on human health and various diseases. The Farsi and English electronic databases such as, SID, Iranmedex, Magiran, Google Scholar, PubMed and ISI Web of Knowledge were searched and the published articles that have studied the effects of probiotics on the prevention and treatment of various diseases were included in the study. The review of published articles related to the subject showed that consumption of probiotics, prebiotics and proper diet have the significant effects on the health of the digestive system and has reduced and improved symptoms of different disorders and diseases. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms of probiotic function and confirm the role of the probiotics in preventing and treating various types of cancers and other diseases.

Bioactive peptides from foods: production, function, and application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liting Jia ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Chun Liu ◽  
Ying Liang ◽  
Qinlu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Bioactive Peptides ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Physiological Functions ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Health And Disease

Bioactive peptides are a kind of peptides with special physiological functions and have potential applications in human health and disease prevention. Bioactive peptides have gained much research attention because they...

scholarly journals Phyto-oestrogens through the life cycle

2000 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aedin Cassidy ◽  
Marian Faughnan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Intestinal Microflora ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Wide Range

The growing interest in the role of phyto-oestrogens in human health has prompted scientists to evaluate the risk : benefit which would result from consuming high levels of these compounds at different stages of the life cycle. These compounds have been shown to exert a wide range of hormonal and non-hormonal activities in animals and in vitro, and these activities suggest plausible mechanisms for potential health effects in human subjects consuming phyto-oestrogen-rich diets. In addition, experimental and epidemiological data are available supporting the concept that phyto-oestrogen-rich diets exert physiological effects in vivo; however, their relative importance to human health remains to be elucidated. Our understanding of factors involved in their absorption and metabolism, including the role of intestinal microflora, is limited, and these factors together with dose-related effects may well be important in determining clinical efficacy.

Gut Bacterial Metabolism of the Soy Isoflavone Daidzein: Exploring the Relevance to Human Health

2005 ◽  
Vol 230 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Atkinson ◽  
Cara L. Frankenfeld ◽  
Johanna W. Lampe
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Intestinal Microflora ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Intestinal Bacteria ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Interindividual Differences ◽  
Host Health ◽  
Prostate Cancers

The indigenous intestinal microflora are involved in a variety of processes within the human body, and are important for maintaining host health. As such, interindividual differences in the ability to harbor certain intestinal bacteria might be associated with interindividual differences in health and/or disease susceptibility. In the last decade there has been considerable interest in phytoestrogen intakes in relation to human health. Daidzein, an isoflavone phytoestrogen found in soy, is metabolized to equol and O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA) by intestinal bacteria. The specific bacterium/bacteria responsible for equol and O-DMA production in humans have yet to be identified definitively, but in vitro and animal studies have suggested that equol and O-DMA are more biologically active than their precursor daidzein. Interestingly, substantial interindividual differences in daidzein metabolism exist; following soy or daidzein consumption, approximately 30%–0% of the human population produce equol, and approximately 80%–90% produce O-DMA. Observational and intervention studies in humans have suggested that the ability to produce equol and O-DMA may be associated with reduced risk of certain diseases including breast and prostate cancers. However, relatively few studies have been conducted to date. In this review, we discuss the available evidence for a relationship between daidzein-metabolizing phenotypes and human health, and suggest potential mechanisms for some of the reported relationships.

scholarly journals Тhe Right to a Healthy Climate as a Function of the Right to Life UDK 342.7:502.131.1

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Temelko Risteski ◽  
Elena Todorova ◽  
Sejdefa Džafče ◽  
Anita Gligorova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Physiological Functions ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
The Right

Objective: To define the concept of healthy climate and in this regard to determine the relationship between the right to healthy environment and right to life, as top human right, from a legal and ethical aspects.Results: Analysis of international legislation on environment, climate and human rights, and laws on nature protection, environment and other environmental laws of the Republic of Macedonia and other countries of Southeast Europe, based on the facts of climate change, shows that these changes affect the quality of life and therefore the exercise of the right to a healthy life.Conclusion: The right to life is top human right. All other human rights are subordinate to it. It is healthy climate in which the weather as a meteorological phenomenon is mostly compatible with the physiological states of human organisms, most of the average healthy people, and allows normal physiological functions. Normal physiological functions of the organism has a direct impact on human health. Human health is directly in function of life. It makes life healthy and happy. Only healthy and happy life is a real human life. All the troubles in life can be overcome if the person is healthy. It is a notorious fact. Thus, the right to a healthy climate is in function of the right to life.

scholarly journals Soluble Dietary Fiber, One of the Most Important Nutrients for the Gut Microbiota

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (22) ◽  
pp. 6802
Author(s):  
Zhi-Wei Guan ◽  
En-Ze Yu ◽  
Qiang Feng
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Dietary Fibers ◽  
Soluble Dietary Fiber ◽  
Physiological Functions ◽  
Clinical Interventions ◽  
Insoluble Dietary Fiber ◽  
Gastrointestinal Health

Dietary fiber is a widely recognized nutrient for human health. Previous studies proved that dietary fiber has significant implications for gastrointestinal health by regulating the gut microbiota. Moreover, mechanistic research showed that the physiological functions of different dietary fibers depend to a great extent on their physicochemical characteristics, one of which is solubility. Compared with insoluble dietary fiber, soluble dietary fiber can be easily accessed and metabolized by fiber-degrading microorganisms in the intestine and produce a series of beneficial and functional metabolites. In this review, we outlined the structures, characteristics, and physiological functions of soluble dietary fibers as important nutrients. We particularly focused on the effects of soluble dietary fiber on human health via regulating the gut microbiota and reviewed their effects on dietary and clinical interventions.

Quercetin and related polyphenols: new insights and implications for their bioactivity and bioavailability

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1399-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyuichi Kawabata ◽  
Rie Mukai ◽  
Akari Ishisaka
Keyword(s):  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Intestinal Microflora ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
Physiological Functions

The physiological functions and mechanisms of action of quercetin and its related polyphenols are highlighted, including their effects on brain, blood vessels, muscle, and intestinal microflora.

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