Fiber: not enough of a good thing?

Despite a Surgeon General's report advising Americans to increase their consumption of dietary fiber, many population groups still know very little about fiber and its effects on health, and dietary fiber intakes are far below recommended amounts. Advantages to a high-fiber diet, awareness of t...

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Published in:FoodReview (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1994, Vol.17 (1), p.23-29
Main Authors: Smallwood, David M, Blaylock, James R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americans
Beans
Calories
Cancer
Carbohydrates
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterol
consommation alimentaire
Constipation
consumo de alimentos
Descriptive labeling
Diet
Dietary fiber
dietary fibres
Fiber in human nutrition
fibra de la dieta
fibre alimentaire
Food and nutrition
Food consumption
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
food intake
Food, Fiber content
Fruit
Fruits
Health
Health aspects
Health Economics and Policy
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Health surveys
Heart
ingestion de alimentos
Knowledge
Nutrition
Nutrition surveys
Personal health
Polls & surveys
prise alimentaire homme
Public health
Requirements
Statistical data
Statistics
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Summary:Despite a Surgeon General's report advising Americans to increase their consumption of dietary fiber, many population groups still know very little about fiber and its effects on health, and dietary fiber intakes are far below recommended amounts. Advantages to a high-fiber diet, awareness of the benefits of increased fiber consumption and the importance of fruit are discussed. Types of carbohydrates and dietary fibers, new standardized nutrition labels and measuring the fiber content in foods are highlighted.
ISSN:1056-327X
2169-8325
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.266135