Bile acids and health: is fibre the answer?

Abstract

Bile acids are usually related to biliary problems such as gallstones, but are in fact implicated in other diseases as well. Reviews bile acid formation in the body and its role in digestion. Discusses the concept that a diet involving fibre, particularly non‐starch polysaccharides, may be the key to health with respect to coronary heart disease and colon cancer, through interactions with the bile acids. Points out that this is not a new idea but one that still needs further investigation.

Citation

Salter, J., Chaplin, M., Dickerson, J. and Davies, J. (1996), "Bile acids and health: is fibre the answer?", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 96 No. 6, pp. 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346659610148953