Super Greens

Resources

The science behind the claims

• Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease
  Hills RD Jr, Pontefract BA, Mishcon HR, Black CA, Sutton SC, Theberge CR. Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease. Nutrients. 2019 Jul 16;11(7):1613. doi: 10.3390/nu11071613. PMID: 31315227; PMCID: PMC6682904.
• Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health
  Valdes AM, Walter J, Segal E, Spector TD. Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health. BMJ. 2018 Jun 13;361:k2179. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2179. PMID: 29899036; PMCID: PMC6000740.
• From gut dysbiosis to altered brain function and mental illness: mechanisms and pathways
  Rogers GB, Keating DJ, Young RL, Wong ML, Licinio J, Wesselingh S. From gut dysbiosis to altered brain function and mental illness: mechanisms and pathways. Mol Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;21(6):738-48. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.50. Epub 2016 Apr 19. PMID: 27090305; PMCID: PMC4879184.
• The gut microbiome, diet, and links to cardiometabolic and chronic disorders
  Aron-Wisnewsky J, Clément K. The gut microbiome, diet, and links to cardiometabolic and chronic disorders. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2016 Mar;12(3):169-81. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2015.191. Epub 2015 Nov 30. PMID: 26616538.
• Factors affecting the rate of hydrolysis of starch in food
  Snow P, O'Dea K. Factors affecting the rate of hydrolysis of starch in food. Am J Clin Nutr. 1981;34(12):2721.
• Critical review: Vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases
  Boeing H, Bechthold A, Bub A, et al. Critical review: Vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases. Eur J Nutr. 2012;51(6):637-663.
• Closing America's Fiber Intake Gap: Communication Strategies From a Food and Fiber Summit
  Quagliani D, Felt-Gunderson P. Closing America's Fiber Intake Gap: Communication Strategies From a Food and Fiber Summit. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2016 Jul 7;11(1):80-85. doi: 10.1177/1559827615588079. PMID: 30202317; PMCID: PMC6124841.
• Intake of dietary fiber, fruits, and vegetables, and risk of diverticulitis
  Ma W, Nguyen LH, Song M, Jovani M, Liu PH, Cao Y, Tam I, Wu K, Giovannucci EL, Strate LL, Chan AT. Intake of dietary fiber, fruits, and vegetables, and risk of diverticulitis. The American journal of gastroenterology. 2019 Sep;114(9):1531. *Disclosure: Andrew T. Chan receives consulting fees from Janssen, Pfizer Inc., and Bayer Pharma AG for work unrelated to the topic of this manuscript.
• Fiber
  Hsph.harvard.edu. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2022. Fiber