1. Evaluation of soy hulls as a potential ingredient of functional foods for the prevention of obesity.
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Olguin MC, Posadas MD, Revelant GC, Labourdette VB, Elías HD, and Venezia MR
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- Animals, Anti-Obesity Agents analysis, Anti-Obesity Agents economics, Dietary Fiber analysis, Dietary Fiber economics, Dietary Fiber therapeutic use, Feces chemistry, Food Handling, Food, Fortified analysis, Food, Fortified economics, Food-Processing Industry economics, Hot Temperature, Industrial Waste economics, Lipids analysis, Liver chemistry, Liver growth & development, Male, Obesity blood, Obesity metabolism, Obesity pathology, Organ Size, Plant Epidermis chemistry, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Seeds chemistry, Solubility, Soy Foods analysis, Soy Foods economics, Glycine max adverse effects, Glycine max chemistry, Weaning, Anti-Obesity Agents adverse effects, Dietary Fiber adverse effects, Food, Fortified adverse effects, Obesity prevention & control, Plant Epidermis adverse effects, Seeds adverse effects, Soy Foods adverse effects
- Abstract
The prevalence of obesity and its associated health problems is rising to epidemic proportions throughout the world. Soy hulls, an industrial waste from oil extraction, contain a high proportion of fiber--soluble and insoluble--and may be a potential ingredient of functional foods for the prevention of obesity. However, crude soybeans, as do all legumes, present challenges to their use because of intensive antitrypsin and antichimotrypsin activity that impairs normal growth in humans and other mammals, requiring inactivation. To evaluate possible antinutritional effects of soybean hulls, diets with 10 percent fiber from soybean hulls or cellulose were offered to weanling IIMb/Beta obese rats during their prepubertal timeframe. The fact that no significant differences were found in growth, blood parameters nor in fat depots' weight and lipid content plus the proven beneficial effects on obese adult rats suggest that soy hulls may be a useful ingredient of functional foods for the prevention and treatment of human obesity., (Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
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- 2010
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