“…However, the general conclusions suggest that the consumption of SDF-rich foods is inversely related to developing certain diseases and cancers, improved weight management and blood cholesterol (Anderson et al, 2009;Brown et al, 1999;Fardet, 2010;Fonseca Wald et al, 2014;Gemen et al, 2011;Gunness & Gidley, 2010;Howarth et al, 2001;Jonnalagadda et al, 2011;Park et al, 2011;Queenan et al, 2007;Shelat et al, 2010;Slavin, 2004;Wilfart, Montagne, Simmins, van Milgen, et al, 2007). Health benefits are thought to arise from, for example, a change in the rate of digestion and absorption of nutrients, potentially due to increased gastric retention time, increased viscosity in the small intestine thereby altering the digestion of macronutrients in the small intestine (Christensen et al, 2013).…”