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Toward an Emerging Public Health Paradigm: Agriculture and Food Production for Health

An emerging paradigm in public health focuses on enhancing nutrition in existing food staples to reduce chronic disease at the population scale.

Wallace, R.; Frels, K.; Ibba, M.I.; Lyford, C.; Rose, D.; Baltensperger, D.; Delcour, J.A.; Greenspan, S.; Lovegrove, A.; Schneeman, B.; et al. Toward an Emerging Public Health Paradigm: Agriculture and Food Production for Health. Foods 2026, 15, 527.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods15030527

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Average dietary fibre intakes have increased little in the past twenty years in many countries, including the USA…

Baenziger, P.S., Frels, K., Greenspan, S. et al. A stealth health approach to dietary fibre. Nat Food 4, 5–6 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00674-w

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The impact of high-fiber wheat varieties on the gut microbiota, showing that both insoluble and soluble wheat fibers are strongly propiogenic, but impart different effects on the gut microbiota depending on source.

Liu, Sujun. High fiber wheat alters gut microbiota composition and function in a dose-dependent manner. Professor, Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2025).
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1242&context=dissunl

Klarquist E. (2025). Arabinoxylan fiber variation in elite US germplasm. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University.

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04-Jun-2025 by Augustus Bambridge-Sutton
A new online trend focuses on high-fibre meals.
To read the article, please visit: FoodNavigator Europe, News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology

 

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Americans Want Healthcare that Includes Food as Medicine…

The Rockefeller Foundation. (2025, May). Public perception of food is medicine in healthcare. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/public-perception-of-food-is-medicine-in-healthcare/

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This NPR feature reveals a surprising fact: when cooked and then chilled, white rice, pasta, and even potatoes transform into a powerful nutrient called resistant starch

There’s a Secret Superfood Hidden in White Rice and Pasta — and You Can Unlock It at Home
Based on: Michaeleen Doucleff. (May 12, 2025). “There’s a secret superfood in white rice and pasta: Here’s how to unlock it.” NPR Morning Edition.

Arabinoxylan Fiber Variation

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High Fiber Wheat Alters Gut Microbiota

Toward an Emerging Public Health Paradigm: Agriculture and Food Production for Health

Toward an Emerging Public Health Paradigm: Agriculture and Food Production for Health

‘Fibremaxxing’: Can fibre help weight loss?

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Scientists call for targeted fiber diets to boost health…

RMIT University. “Scientists call for targeted fiber diets to boost health.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 March 2025. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250319143417.htm

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