1.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
; 45(6): 497-510, 2005.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16183570
ABSTRACT
Alginate, an algal polysaccharide, is widely used in the food industry as a stabilizer, or as a thickening or emulsifying agent. As an indigestible polysaccharide, alginate may also be viewed as a source of dietary fiber. Previous work has suggested that dietary fibres may protect against the onset and continuation of a number of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases. This article aims to examine what is currently understood about the fiber-like activities of alginate, particularly its effects on intestinal absorption and the colon, and therefore aims to gauge the potential use of alginate as a dietary supplement for the maintenance of normal health, or the alleviation of certain cardiovascular or gastrointestinal diseases.
Subject(s)
Alginates , Dietary Fiber , Gastrointestinal Diseases/prevention & control , Glucuronic Acid , Hexuronic Acids , Humans
2.
W V Med J
; 66(3): 73, 1970 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5264053