Aleixandre Amaya, Miguel Marta
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2008 Nov;48(10):905-12. doi: 10.1080/10408390701761886.
Inclusion of fiber in the diet has been linked to the prevention of a range of illnesses and conditions. This review contains several ideas about the possible benefits of dietary fiber intake in patients with metabolic syndrome. The principal beneficial effects of a fiber-rich diet in these patients are: prevention of obesity, improved glucose levels, and control of the profile of blood lipids. We now also know that dietary fiber may favor the control of arterial blood pressure. Animal experiments have also shown the benefit of different types of fiber on these variables. Of particular relevance are the studies using obese Zucker rats, which present similar anomalies to those seen in patients with metabolic syndrome. There is therefore a growing interest in discovering new sources of natural fiber. Some of these different kinds of fiber may then be used as functional ingredients to obtain foods with properties that are beneficial to health.
饮食中摄入纤维与预防一系列疾病和状况有关。本综述包含了一些关于膳食纤维摄入对代谢综合征患者可能有益的观点。富含纤维的饮食对这些患者的主要有益作用包括：预防肥胖、改善血糖水平以及控制血脂状况。我们现在还知道膳食纤维可能有助于控制动脉血压。动物实验也表明不同类型的纤维对这些变量有益。特别相关的是使用肥胖 Zucker 大鼠的研究，这些大鼠表现出与代谢综合征患者相似的异常情况。因此，人们对发现天然纤维的新来源越来越感兴趣。其中一些不同种类的纤维随后可作为功能性成分，用于获得具有有益健康特性的食品。
