BURGEL, U., AMUNTS, K., HOEMKE, L., MOHLBERG, H., GILSBACH, J. M. & ZILLES, K. (2006) White matter
fiber tracts of the human brain: three - dimensional mapping at microscopic resolution, topography and intersubject variability.
Not exact matches
Because
of their high
fiber content, chickpeas help to prevent constipation and promote regularity for a healthful digestive
tract.
Other strategies for supporting the microbiome include the intake
of prebiotics, a form
of dietary
fiber that acts as fertilizer for good bacteria and probiotics, live active bacteria that can assist in restoring the balance
of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal
tract (particularly in fertile environments).
Soluble
fiber forms a gel - like substance in the digestive
tract that snares bile (which contains cholesterol) and ferries it out
of the body.
By helping to regulate the pace
of digestion, protein and
fiber also help regulate the break down
of starches into sugars and the general passage
of carbs through out digestive
tract.
Psyllium husk is primarily used as a source
of soluble
fiber that swells into a gel and is not absorbed by your digestive
tract.
They're also a great source
of fiber to help maintain the health and detoxification
of your digestive
tract which helps keep your body running smoothly.
Non-digestible carbohydrate, on the other hand, is composed
of fiber and passes through the digestive
tract without being broken down or absorbed and is passed out
of the body.
The high
fiber content provides coconut flour with many
of its health benefits including a healthy gastrointestinal
tract and blood sugar regulation.
This type
of starch is resistant to digestion and acts like
fiber in the human digestive
tract.
These wonderful vegetables are a great first baby foods, (even for the early solid food starter) for baby as they are packed full
of nutrients, highly palatable and due to their
fiber content, help digestive
tract and bowel health.
Like many other
fibers, inulin works as a prebiotic — supporting the growth
of healthy bacteria in the human digestive
tract.
These little husks are also a great source
of soluble
fiber, which expands when ingested, helping to «scrub» the intestines and aiding in the transport
of waste and toxins through the intestinal
tract.
A diet high in dietary
fiber is beneficial to the health
of your heart and gastrointestinal
tract.
Studies show that the high content
of dietary
fiber the seed contains, can lower the cholesterol levels by chaining to cholesterol in the intestinal
tract and blocking absorption.
These grains contain
fiber, an undigestible part
of plants that help foods move through your digestive
tract.
This image, captured with an epifluorescence microscope, shows neural pathways known as «
fiber tracts» that are trapped on hexagonal microstructures made
of silicon.
The bundles
of neural
fiber tracts in this brain visualization are color - coded by their primary direction (green: front - back; red: left - right; blue: up - down).
WHITE - MATTER
TRACTS Left: 27 - Year - old Neural highways made
of nerve
fibers and glial cells transmit signals efficiently.
Tracts of white matter, the
fibers linking brain regions, seemed to have declined in the vets.
Frequent intake
of legumes, which are rich in protein and soluble
fiber, has been associated with reduction
of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, digestive
tract disease and obesity.
Each color represents the direction
of flow
of a
tract, or a bundle
of nerve
fibers.
«With this new approach, we can navigate through millions
of important brain
fibers and
tracts to access deep areas
of the brain where these benign tumors or hemorrhages are located with minimal injury to normal brain,» said Britz.
Neuroscientists know that a particular brain structure, the ventral tegmental area, or VTA, is the origin
of numerous dopamine - secreting nerve
fibers that run in discrete
tracts to many different parts
of the brain.
It's not a pleasant thought, but the bacteria that cause urinary
tract infections use tough, hairlike
fibers tipped with adhesive to latch onto the lining
of our kidneys and bladder.
Many kinds
of bacteria create so - called pili
fibers, including the Escherichia coli responsible for urinary
tract infections and the Yersinia pestis bacteria that cause bubonic plague.
Using this type
of material, Jin et al. [10] examined the DNA arrangement along stretched chromatin
fibers from individual maize centromeres and found that
tracts of the maize centromere repeat element CentC were interspersed with CRM, the maize homolog
of CRR, and unknown sequences.
When compared to the control group, type 2 patients showed decreased integrity in the white matter
of two different areas in the brain — the cingulum bundle, which is a
fiber tract that connects regions in the default - mode network, and the uncinate fasciculus, which connects regions important for executive function and memory.
Childhood maltreatment is associated with alteration in global network
fiber -
tract architecture independent
of history
of depression and anxiety Ohashi K, Anderson CM, Bolger EA, Khan A, McGreenery CE, Teicher MH.
Next the individual FA threshold, namely, the highest FA value leading to visualization
of tracts at a pre-defined minimum
fiber length
of 110 mm, was determined.
Wolff and colleagues report that infants with ASD showed higher fractional anisotropy (FA)
of most
fiber tracts at 6 months followed by a slower change over time relative to infants without ASD such that by 24 months
of age, the infants with ASD had lower FA values (Wolff et al., 2012).
However, DTI has some important limitations: it can't show the complex course
of white matter
fiber tracts as they cross each other, and it can't accurately show the starting point and ending points
of white matter
tracts.
It has a lot less calories than a chocolate candy bar and it contains soluble
fiber that keeps your digestive
tract healthy, absorbs the water and slows digestion
of the food.
In addition to containing high concentration
of minerals, trace minerals and vitamins, insoluble
fiber is also very efficient in fighting cancer and beneficial for our digestive
tract.
Try adding one serving a week; eating lots
of fiber in a short period
of time can cause your GI
tract to protest in the form
of gas or cramping, issues you don't want to deal with during a race.
Adding ground flaxseeds in your oatmeal or salad will provide you with plenty
of omega -3-oils and
fiber that helps flush toxins from the intestinal
tract and promote healthy digestion.
A few years back, scientists found that high -
fiber foods «bang up against the cells lining the gastrointestinal
tract, rupturing their outer covering» which «increases the level
of lubricating mucus.»
Although adding insoluble
fiber to your diet can be a good treatment for constipation, too much consumption
of this type
of fiber can lead to diarrhea and loose stools — especially if you up your intake all
of a sudden, which will push the contents
of your GI
tract through more quickly.
Remember to think
of fiber as bulk that attracts water in the GI
tract.
This most often happens when you eat too much
fiber too quickly because most
of the
fiber won't be digested or broken down while moving through the GI
tract.
«Ideally, you want a balance
of soluble
fiber (found in foods like oats, barley, certain fruits like apples and pears, veggies, nuts, and beans, among others), which attracts liquid to form a gel - like substance and crest stool bulk, and insoluble (the hard - to - chew parts
of fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc.), which moves things through the GI
tract.
«
Fiber» was initially thought
of as a collective term for everything remaining after the known nutrient components in a food were digested and absorbed from the upper gastrointestinal (GI)
tract.
Dr. Greger doesn't think much
of eating wheat bran, but for me, because I have reduced sensation throughout my digestive
tract due to MS, it's a necessity, because transit through my system is slowed, even with my very high -
fiber diet and hard stair - climbing for an hour every day, plus long walks with the dogs.
Viscous
fiber absorbs water, which increases the volume
of food moving through your digestive
tract and helps you feel full and satisfied (34, 35, 36).
Non-digestible carbohydrate, on the other hand, is composed
of fiber and passes through the digestive
tract without being broken down or absorbed and is passed out
of the body.
Additionally, acacia's water - soluble
fiber not only helps reduce the risk
of developing diabetes by regulating blood sugar levels, but also promotes colon health by increasing weight and size
of stool, making it pass through the digestive
tract more easily.
Pectin is a soluble
fiber that can help slow the pace
of stomach emptying (also called gastric emptying) as well as the speed through which foods move along through the digestive
tract (called transit time).
These cereals are elaborately engineered by food scientists for flavor and texture, but they may not have the best combination
of soluble and insoluble
fibers for your digestive
tract.
Prebiotics are plant
fiber compounds that pass undigested through the upper part
of the GI
tract and help stimulate the growth
of good bacteria by feeding them.
[9] The thing is that beta - glucan contained in oats is a soluble form
of fiber that dissolves in the digestive
tract and forms a kind
of a thick gel, which binds to excess cholesterol within the gut and thus prevents it from being absorbed.