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Navy and black bean supplementation attenuates colitis-associated inflammation and colonic epithelial damage.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry - 1 Jun 2018
Monk Jennifer M, Wu Wenqing, Hutchinson Amber L, Pauls Peter, Robinson Lindsay E, Power Krista A
Abstract excerpt
The enriched levels of nondigestible fermentable carbohydrates and phenolic compounds found in common beans can exert immunomodulatory effects within the colon that improve gut health and mitigate the severity of colitis-associated inflammatory pathology. Prior to acute colitis onset, C57Bl/6 mice were prefed isocaloric 20% cooked navy bean (NB) or black bean (BB) diets for 3 weeks and switched to control basal...
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