Understanding the drivers and dynamics of global ultra‐processed food (UPF) consumption
is essential, given the evidence linking these foods with adverse health outcomes. In this …

This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which
now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health …

Despite the lack of international agreement regarding the definition and classification of
fiber, there is established evidence on the role of dietary fibers in obesity and metabolic …

The gut is an obvious target for the development of functional foods, acting as it does as the
interface between diet and the metabolic events which sustain life. The key processes in …

Galacto‐oligosaccharides (GOS) have now been definitely established as prebiotic
ingredients after in vitro and animal and human in vivo studies. Currently, GOS are produced …

ABSTRACT A probiotic is a viable microbial dietary supplement that beneficially affects the
host through its effects in the intestinal tract. Probiotics are widely used to prepare fermented …

Inulin and oligofructose are naturally occurring resistant carbohydrates that have a variety of
uses as functional food ingredients. In addition to their role as prebiotics that selectively …

Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …

Background A chemically based classification of dietary carbohydrates that takes into
account the likely site, rate, and extent of digestion is presented. The classification divides …

Dietary carbohydrates are a group of chemically defined substances with a range of physical
and physiological properties and health benefits. As with other macronutrients, the primary …