Benefits Of Soluble Corn Fiber

The most exciting things about soluble corn fiber happen within. Most of the benefits from soluble corn fiber that couldn’t be found in IMO fiber emerge from the particular short-chain fatty acids that soluble corn fiber turns into while it moves into the large intestine¹. The most abundant and important SCFAs are acetate, propionate, and butyrate, which all have considerable importance for human health² and a large body of scientific research affirming these benefits³. To name a few:

• Human studies show butyrate has anti-inflammatory effects, both in the gut⁴ and on wider-reaching systemic inflammations⁵, as well as benefits to the cardiovascular system⁶.
• Further studies on animals show a reduction in body fat percentage⁷, improved insulin sensitivity⁸, improved immune responses⁹, greater oxidization of fats¹⁰, and an increased sense of satiety¹¹.
• Butyrate is also directly linked to H-DAC suppression in humans, which is one of the factors thought to be responsible for the anti-cancer effects¹² of caloric restriction.
• Blood glucose and insulin responses to corn-based dietary fibers are excellent and extraordinarily predictable¹³.

With all of this knowledge under our belts, we knew we had to start using soluble corn fiber, and we’re absolutely thrilled to be sharing the latest incarnation of Quest Bars with you.

We encourage you to check out all the peer reviewed literature on the benefits of soluble corn fiber (and its associated fatty acids) that we’ve linked in the footnotes below. And please feel free to reach out with any and all questions! We’re looking forward to the next phase of this Quest with you.

^[1] http://www.researchgate.net/publication/235415021_Gastrointestinal_effects_of_resistant_starch_soluble_maize_fibre_and_pullulan_in_healthy_adults

^[2] http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1868-7083-4-4.pdf

^[3] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17973645

^[4] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070119/

^[5] http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1868-7083-4-4.pdf

^[6] http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1868-7083-4-4.pdf

^[7] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26260141

^[8] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26260141

^[9] http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1868-7083-4-4.pdf

^[10] http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1868-7083-4-4.pdf

^[11] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26260141

^[12] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26260141

^[13] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19155430