Ingestion of Non-digestible Carbohydrates From Plant-Source Foods and Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Review on the Biological Effects and the Mechanisms of Action

Ingestion of Non-digestible Carbohydrates From Plant-Source Foods and Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Review on the Biological Effects and the Mechanisms of Action

The hypothesis that links the increase in the intake of plant-source foods to a decrease in colorectal cancer (CRC) risk has almost 50 years. Nowadays, systematic reviews and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies confirmed the association between dietary patterns and CRC risk, in which th...

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Main Authors: Samira Bernardino Ramos do Prado, Victor Costa Castro-Alves, Gabrielle Fernandez Ferreira, João Paulo Fabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
colorectal cancer
dietary fiber
fermentation
galectin-3
non-digestible carbohydrates
pattern recognition receptors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2019.00072/full

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