date:Mar 20, 2014
compounds such as catechin and epicatechin, and a small amount of dietary fiber. Both components are poorly digested and absorbed, but when they reach the colon, the desirable microbes take over.
In our study we found that the fiber is fermented and the large polyphenolic polymers are metabolized to smaller molecules, which are more easily absorbed, Dr. Finley said. These smaller polymers exhibit anti-inflammatory activity.
Dr. Finley also noted that combining the fiber in cocoa with prebioti