Low Non-Starch Polysaccharide Diet: Gastrointestinal Applications
1. Introduction to Dietary Polysaccharides A low non-starch polysaccharide diet is a precise clinical terminology for what is more commonly known in modern medicine as a low-residue or low-fiber diet. Non-starch polysaccharides represent a massive structural category of complex carbohydrates synthesized exclusively by plants. Unlike starchy carbohydrates, which the human digestive system easily cleaves into … Read more