Soluble Dietary Fibers Quiz

<p>They slow down small intestine transit time due to their gelling properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heteropolymer consisting of galacturonic acid linked by α-1,4 bonds and substituted with rhamnopyranose units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Very little soluble fiber is excreted in the feces due to high breakdown by colon microflora</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improved plasma glucose and cholesterol levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Citrus fruits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through fermentation by colon microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enhanced cholesterol clearance from the blood circulatory system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increases glucose sensitivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduction in free cholesterol in the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By reducing the numbers of pathogenic bacteria such as Klebsiella and Salmonella</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to form a gel or thickened solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guar gum has hypocholesterolemic effects in animals and humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pectin may slow gastric emptying and influence small intestine transit time due to its gelling properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They enhance stool weight due to increased growth of bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pectin compounds are primarily composed of D-Galacturonic acid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soluble fibers are important for stool weight enhancement because they support increased growth of bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a heteropolymer consisting of a backbone of linear galacturonic acids linked by α-1,4 bonds and substituted with α-1,2 rhamnopyranose units that contain side chains of neutral sugars such as glucose, mannose, xylose, and galactose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pectin is digested almost completely by colonic bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improved plasma glucose, cholesterol, and total lipid profiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By helping in the prevention of obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decreasing fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By enhancing cholesterol clearance from the blood circulatory system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acid-producing bacteria, Bifidobacteria, and Lactobacillus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increases in glucose sensitivity and ratio of LDL cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By forming a gel or thickened solution that traps nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to reduce concentration of free cholesterol in the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to form a gel or thickened solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It could be lethal to pathogenic microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers