Prebiotic Potential of Dietary Beans and Pulses and Their Resistant Starch for Aging-Associated Gut and Metabolic Health

Dietary pulses, including dry beans, lentils, chickpeas, and dry peas, have the highest proportion of fiber among different legume cultivars and are inexpensive, easily accessible, and have a long shelf-life. The inclusion of pulses in regular dietary patterns is an easy and effective solution for a...

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Published in:Nutrients 2022-04, Vol.14 (9), p.1726
Main Authors: Kadyan, Saurabh, Sharma, Aditya, Arjmandi, Bahram H, Singh, Prashant, Nagpal, Ravinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Animal models
Animals
Baby boomers
Bacteria
Beans
Carbohydrates
Cereals
Chickpeas
Chronic illnesses
Colon
Cultivars
Diet
Dietary Fiber
Disease
Fabaceae
Fatty Acids, Volatile - metabolism
fiber
Food
gut health
Homeostasis
Immune system
Intestinal microflora
Legumes
Lentils
Literature reviews
Metabolism
Metabolites
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Prebiotics
Proteins
Resistant Starch
Review
Shelf life
Small intestine
Starch
Starch - metabolism
Tubers
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Summary:Dietary pulses, including dry beans, lentils, chickpeas, and dry peas, have the highest proportion of fiber among different legume cultivars and are inexpensive, easily accessible, and have a long shelf-life. The inclusion of pulses in regular dietary patterns is an easy and effective solution for achieving recommended fiber intake and maintaining a healthier gut and overall health. Dietary pulses-derived resistant starch (RS) is a relatively less explored prebiotic ingredient. Several in vitro and preclinical studies have elucidated the crucial role of RS in fostering and shaping the gut microbiota composition towards homeostasis thereby improving host metabolic health. However, in humans and aged animal models, the effect of only the cereals and tubers derived RS has been studied. In this context, this review collates literature pertaining to the beneficial effects of dietary pulses and their RS on gut microbiome-metabolome signatures in preclinical and clinical studies while contemplating their potential and prospects for better aging-associated gut health. In a nutshell, the incorporation of dietary pulses and their RS in diet fosters the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and significantly enhances the production of short-chain fatty acids in the colon.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14091726