This guest post is written by Kristen Papac who attended a recent workshop
led by fermentation guru Sandor Katz and sponsored by Environmental Change Makers.
This guest post is written by Kristen Papac who attended a recent workshop
led by fermentation guru Sandor Katz and sponsored by Environmental Change Makers.
Not exact matches
Fermentation by intestinal probiotics
leads to enhanced production of short - chain fatty acids, including butyrate, which is a major energy source for the intestinal cell membrane; propionate, which is involved in regulating cholesterol; and acetate, which is involved in cholesterol synthesis.
Fermentation of plant fiber in the colon
by bacteria can produce these SCFAs, so it stands to reason that digestion of a diet high in plant fiber might
lead to better appetite suppression.
The team,
led by Professor Greg Cook, found that in such conditions the bacterium is able to quickly switch its cellular metabolism from a primarily oxygen - based one over to one that uses
fermentation for energy production instead.
The tools of modern biotechnology, he explains, can potentially refine industrial
fermentation by mixing and matching genes that
lead to a better conversion of sugar to alcohol.
Single Amino Acid Substitutions in HXT2.4 from Scheffersomyces Stipitis
Lead to Improved Cellobiose
Fermentation by Engineered Saccharomyces Cerevisae, Ha SJ, Kim H, Lin Y, Jang MU, Galazka JM, Kim TJ, Cate JH, Jin YS, Metabolic Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (5): 1500 - 1507.
The SAD GAS foods are the biggest culprit when it comes to bloat: Soy (estrogen - like effects that contribute to bloating and weight gain); Artificial sweeteners (incomplete absorption in the small intestine
leads to
fermentation by colonic bacteria and lots of gas and bloating); Dairy (more than half the world is lactose intolerant, and that may include you!)
This
leads to
fermentation by undesirable bacteria and a resultant partial degradation or «metabolism» of the sugar alcohols.
The result is that bacteria break down the carbs through
fermentation and the
by - product is gas, which in turn
leads to uncomfortable bloating and irritation of the gut.