Bamboo Shoots: A Novel Source of Nutrition and Medicine

Singhal, Poonam; Bal, Lalit M.; Satya, Santosh; Sudhakar, P.; Naik, S. N.

doi:10.1080/10408398.2010.531488

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“…What discriminates the bamboo shoot fiber from other fibers in its chemical features may explain why bamboo shoot fiber has a greater role in body weight control. However there is very limited information on chemical composition except high insoluble fiber content in bamboo shoot fiber in general32. Chemical analysis showed that the insoluble bamboo shoot fiber contains 30.8% cellulose and 41.8% hemicelluloses (Supplementary Table S2).…”

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Bamboo shoot fiber prevents obesity in mice by modulating the gut microbiota

Guo

et al. 2016

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Dietary fiber has been shown to prevent high-fat diet induced obesity through modulating the gut microbiota; however, quality difference in fiber type is largely unknown. We performed a 6 week study on C57BL/6J mice fed a macronutrient matched high-fat diet with different fiber types including cellulose (HFC), bamboo shoot fiber (HFBS) and several other commonly consumed fibers. Our results showed that the HFBS group exhibited the lowest weight gain among all diet groups and had improved lipid profiles and glycemic control compared with the HFC group. As revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, loss of diversity in the gut microbiota induced by the HFC diet was largely prevented by the HFBS diet. Moreover, compared with the HFC diet, the HFBS diet resulted in markedly increased relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and strong inhibition of Verrucomicrobia, two divisions strongly correlated with body weight. In conclusion, the present study provides evidence of a quality difference among different types of dietary fibers and shows that bamboo shoot fiber is the most effective in suppressing high-fat diet induced obesity. Our findings indicate that bamboo shoot fiber is a potential prebiotic fiber which modulates the gut microbiota and improves host metabolism.

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Bamboo shoot fiber prevents obesity in mice by modulating the gut microbiota

Guo

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“…The Bamboo protein contains 8 essential and 2 semi-essential amino acids, fibre, selenium, a potent anti-oxidant and potassium; healthy heart minerals. 13 Some people prepare pickles from the fresh shoots of these species of bamboo. Usoi-Ooti of Manipur, Rawtui-bai of Mizoram, Moiya-godak of Tripura were some of the important recipes prepared from fresh shoots of bamboo.…”

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Dietary Habit and Nutritional Status of Indigenous Tribal Population of West District of Tripura- A Cross-Sectional Study

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Reang²,

Kumar³

2017

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BACKGROUNDThe traditional food items still form a significant part of daily food intake of the indigenous people here. Some of the mentionable delicacies of these groups of people are dishes like fermented bamboo shoots, fermented elephant yam (Amorphophallus spp.), fermented fruits and vegetables, beverages, dried food items and fermented fish like locally called "shidal", etc. Objective-To assess the pattern of dietary intake and nutritional status of indigenous population. MATERIALS AND METHODSA cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 individuals regarding dietary habit and assessed their nutritional status. Multistage random sampling technique was applied for selection of study subjects. RESULTSMajority among respondents were female, non-vegetarians, agricultural workers, monthly income of Rs. 10,000/-(approx.) and belonged to nuclear family. The common staple food was rice and other food items preferred were naturally grown forest vegetables like bamboo shoots, banana stem, banana flowers, etc. The dry fermented fish was most commonly preferred in preparation of curry and a special dish Godak. The Godak was a common every day menu prepared by almost all families. The other food items viz. dried or smoked meat, fish or vegetables were also used although not common nowadays due to high cost of the items. Majority of the respondents' weights were within normal range. 74.1% subjects without abdominal obesity were within normal BMI compared to abdominal obesity (51.4%) (p=0.002). Further, 78.7% percent subjects who did not consume junk food were within normal BMI compared to junk food eaters (p=0.019). Majority of the participants were heavy workers and this might be one among many beneficial factors in keeping normal body weight. CONCLUSIONThough the results showed dietary habits and physical work were favourable for keeping normal body weight, it cannot be generalised due to a small study. Hence, we recommend analytical studies involving larger population covering wider areas.

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“…It is rich in nutrients, and its major components are carbohydrate, protein, lipid and dietary fiber (Chang et al, 2013). Other functional components include vitamins, amino acids and trace elements (Singhal et al, 2013). Currently, it is conventional practice for bamboo shoot growers to apply pesticides to control diseases and pests.…”

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