Oat β-glucan: physico-chemical characteristics in relation to its blood-glucose and cholesterol-lowering properties

@article{Wang2014OatP,
  title={Oat $\beta$-glucan: physico-chemical characteristics in relation to its blood-glucose and cholesterol-lowering properties},
  author={Qi Wang and Peter R. Ellis},
  journal={British Journal of Nutrition},
  year={2014},
  volume={112},
  pages={S4 - S13}
}
  • Qi Wang, P. Ellis
  • Published 30 September 2014
  • Medicine, Chemistry
  • British Journal of Nutrition
The water-soluble, mixed-linkage β-glucan, a form of soluble dietary fibre, is considered the main biologically active component responsible for the capacity of many oat products to lower postprandial glycaemia and fasting plasma cholesterol in human subjects. The present review discusses the physical and chemical properties of oat β-glucan that are considered important predictors of these beneficial metabolic effects. In vitro modelling and animal and human studies have provided compelling… 
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