Artichoke is a perennial thistle of Cynara cardunculus species of the Cynara genus, belonging to the family Carduoideae native to Southern Europe around the Mediterranean.
The herbal plant has been used in traditional medicine as a liver protective and detoxified agent, and to treat digestive disorders, abdominal pain gas, bloating, etc.
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), are oligosaccharides, a molecule made up of a small group of these sugar,
Due to its natural source of sugar and low in calories, FOS may be used as an alternative sweetener as intake of FOS does not cause a spike in blood sugar.
FOS are considered prebiotics. Intake of FOS can increase the levels of good bacteria in the intestine, leading to a healthy ratio of gut microbiota.
Digestively, FOS contains high levels of soluble fiber which has been found to improve bowel function. Consumption of FOS also increased fecal bolus and the frequency of depositions, while a dose of 4-15 g/day given to healthy subjects has been found to reduce constipation.
According to the study, FOS also showed anti-toxicity, carcinogenicity, and genotoxic effects.
FOS improved mineral absorption by decreasing levels of pH in the colon, thus facilitating the absorption of mineral ions from the intestine, mainly calcium and magnesium
Furthermore, FOS has also been found in studies to decrease levels of serum cholesterol, and triacylglycerols, the lead causes of cardiovascular diseases.
By modulating the levels of phospholipids, FOS lowers the risk of coronary heart disease, inflammation, or cancer, particularly colon cancer.
FOS are increasingly included in food products and infant formulas for their prebiotic effect in stimulating the growth of nonpathogenic intestinal microflora.
In the examined the effects of chronic ingestion of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS), an indigestible carbohydrate, on hepatic glucose production, insulin-mediated glucose metabolism, erythrocyte insulin binding, and blood lipids in 12 healthy volunteers selected received either 20 g FOS/d or sucrose for 4 wk in a double-blind crossover design, researchers found that the mean (+/- SEM) basal hepatic glucose production was lower after FOS than after sucrose consumption, through the effects on insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism in healthy subjects.
Taken altogether, artichoke processed many health benefits and may be used as a functional remedy for disease prevention in healthy subjects, pending the validation of a larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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References
(1) Dietary fructooligosaccharides and potential benefits on health by Sabater-Molina M1, Larqué E, Torrella F, Zamora S. (PubMed)
(2) Chronic consumption of short-chain fructooligosaccharides by healthy subjects decreased basal hepatic glucose production but had no effect on insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism by Luo J1, Rizkalla SW, Alamowitch C, Boussairi A, Blayo A, Barry JL, Laffitte A, Guyon F, Bornet FR, Slama G. (PubMed)
(3) Fructooligosaccharides: a review by Fishbein L1, Kaplan M, Gough M. (PubMed)
(4) Fructooligosaccharides: Applications and Health benefits- a review by SHUBHANGI S. KHANVILKAR, Shalini S. Arya*
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