Studies on the unique properties of resistant starch and chito-oligosaccharide complexes for reducing high-fat diet-induced obesity and dyslipidemia in rats

Secondary Metabolites, Dietary Fiber and Conjugated Fatty Acids as Functional Food Ingredients against Overweight and Obesity

“…Similar antiobesity influence was recorded for chito-oligosaccharide (CO) that resulted from its binding capacity with lipids [113]. In order to explore this knowledge, Shang et al [118] decided to continue the aforementioned studies. In this case a rat model study was undertaken to explore the effect of the both aforementioned constituents (CO-RS) on body metabolism.…”

“…The first assumes that fiber displaces available calories and nutrients from food, the second is based on conviction that fiber cause increase in satiety, and the third mechanism establishes that fiber decreases the absorption efficiency of the small intestine [117]. The positive influence of diet rich in fiber on the digestive track and energy intake on body weight has been confirmed many times [118,119]. Taking into account these facts, the pharmaceutical and food industries decided make use of the valuable properties of dietary fiber in order to develop functional foods dedicated to overweight people and people with the tendency towards obesity.…”

Lotus seed oligosaccharides at various dosages with prebiotic activity regulate gut microbiota and relieve constipation in mice

“…Carbohydrate intake is an important factor regulating the growth of gut microbiota. In recent years, there has been a tendency to use prebiotics instead of probiotics because prebiotics have greater resistance to cross the digestive tract barrier, they are more the cost effective and are associated with reduced safety issues (Lu et al, 2019;Shang et al, 2017).…”

Chitosan Oligosaccharides Protect Sprague Dawley Rats from Cyclic Heat Stress by Attenuation of Oxidative and Inflammation Stress

“…Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) are the degraded products of chitosan or chitin [22], which is well-known for being soluble in water and less viscous [23], biocompatible [24], non-toxic [25], and mucoadhesive [26]. Innumerable studies have demonstrated that COS exhibits various biology activities including antioxidant [27,28], anti-inflammatory [29][30][31], anti-bacterial [32,33], anti-fungal [34], anti-tumor [35], anti-obesity [36], anti-diabetic [37], calcium absorption enhancing [38], and immune ability enhancing [31,39]. Recent studies also indicated that COS could be used as therapeutic agents in inflammation, suppressing the production of nitric oxide, prostaglandin E 2 , and pro-inflammatory cytokines [39][40][41].…”