Dietary fiber effects of bamboo shoots in human

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We examined dietary fiber effects of bamboo shoots on serum glucose, lipid profiles and intestinal microorganisms in Korean young women. Eight healthy volunteers each took 2 metabolic diets of 1 week duration. All subjects ate the dietary fiber restricted diet (3.3g/1,000kcal) first and bamboo shoot containing diet in the next week. Bamboo shoots diet consisted of 360g bamboo shoots in addition to dietary restricted diet. The administration of bamboo shoots significantly (p<0.05) reduced serum triglyceride, total cholesterol and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol by 12.35±2.75%, 9.61±0.75% and 15.18±1.21%, respectively, without affecting serum glucose and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. Lactobacillus spp. in feces significantly (p<0.05) increased about 7% while Bacteroides spp. significantly (p<0.05) decreased about 5% during the bamboo shoots administration period. Constipation indices including bowel movement frequency, straining, stool consistency, har

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