Numerous studies have demonstrated that gut microbiota is essential for the host's health because it regulates the host's metabolism, endocrine, and immune systems. In recent years, increasing evidence has shown that gut microbiota plays a role in the onset and progression of...
Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a dietary fiber hydrocolloid polysaccharide isolated from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac. Over the last few decades, purified KGM has been offered as a food additive as well as a dietary supplement in many countries. Also, a diet containing konjac...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The disease leads to the formation of inflammatory lesions in the CNS, in which myelin sheaths break down and demyelinated axons are damaged. This leads to neurological...