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Resistant starch (RS)

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Adding Resistant starch (RS) to the diet might boost health. It can change gut microbiota. It may increase butyrate in the colon. Many studies show this effect. Results vary widely.
Walker et al. 2011 The ISME Journal 5: 220-230
Venkataraman et al. 2016 Microbiome 4: 33
Baxter et al. 2019 mBio 10: e02566-18
Nagara et al. 2022 The ISME Journal 16: 1502-1511
Li et al. 2024 Nature Metabolism 6: 578-597

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Current Progress on the Applications and Health Benefits of Resistant Starch in Foods
Pin 2015 Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences 29(2): 327-336
Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota
Walker et al. 2011 The ISME Journal 5: 220-230
Interactions and competition within the microbial community of the human colon: links between diet and health
Flint et al. 2007 Environmental Microbiology 9: 1101-1111
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RESISTANT STARCH – CLASSIFICATION, STRUCTURE, PRODUCTION
Leszczyñski 2004 Pol J Food Nutr Sci 13/54, SI 1: 37-50
Resistant starch intake facilitates weight loss in humans by reshaping the gut microbiota
Li et al. 2024 Nature Metabolism 6: 578-597
Selective induction of human gut-associated acetogenic/butyrogenic microbiota based on specific microbial colonization of indigestible starch granules
Nagara et al. 2022 The ISME Journal 16: 1502-1511
Short-chain fatty acids and human colonic function: roles of resistant starch and nonstarch polysaccharides
Topping et al. 2001 Physiol. Rev. 81: 1031–1064
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