Abstract
The high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely attributable to the contemporary lifestyle that is often sedentary and includes a diet high in saturated fats and sugars and low ingestion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fruit, vegetables, and fiber. Experimental data from both animals and humans suggest an association between increased dietary fiber (DF) intakes and improved plasma lipid profiles, including reduced low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations. These observations underline that the intake of DF may protect against heart disease and stroke.
Highlights
Dietary fibers (DF) are highly complex substances described as nondigestible carbohydrates and lignins resistant to digestion and absorption in the small intestine [1]
The high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely attributable to the contemporary sedentary lifestyle combined with a diet high in saturated fats and sugars, and low ingestion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fruit, vegetables, and fiber
The term dietary fiber (DF) includes a wide range of molecular structures, a highly complex mixture of different non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs), which include cellulose, β-glucans, hemicellulose, pectins, gums, polysaccharides of algae and lignin [9,10]
Summary
Dietary fibers (DF) are highly complex substances described as nondigestible carbohydrates and lignins resistant to digestion and absorption in the small intestine [1]. The high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely attributable to the contemporary sedentary lifestyle combined with a diet high in saturated fats and sugars, and low ingestion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), fruit, vegetables, and fiber. The advances in the knowledge of both the disease processes and healthy DF components have provided new avenues to develop dietary strategies to halt the development of CVD. In this regard, a growing body of clinical evidence has demonstrated positive cardiovascular effects associated with DF intake [8]
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