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Dietary fiber
Dietary fiber is plant-derived material that is resistant to digestion by human alimentary enzymes. Fiber may be divided into two broad chemical classes: 7) non-a-glucan polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectins) and 2) lignins. Dietary fiber behaves within the gastrointestinal tract as a polymer matrix with variable physicochemical properties including susceptibility to bacterial...
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Dietary fiber (DF) has important health benefits in childhood, especially in promoting normal laxation. Studies also uggest that DF in childhood may be useful in preventing and treating obesity and also in lowering blood cholesterol levels, oth of which may help reduce the risk of future cardiovascular disease. In adults, a high-fiber, low-fat diet has been linked to educed rates of colon and o...
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OBJECTIVE This review provides an update of recent studies of dietary fiber and weight and includes a discussion of potential mechanisms of how dietary fiber can aid weight loss and weight maintenance. METHODS Human studies published on dietary fiber and body weight were reviewed and summarized. Dietary fiber content of popular low-carbohydrate diets were calculated and are presented. RESUL...
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Dietary fiber intake provides many health benefits. However, average fiber intakes for US children and adults are less than half of the recommended levels. Individuals with high intakes of dietary fiber appear to be at significantly lower risk for developing coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and certain gastrointestinal diseases. Increasing fiber intake lowers blo...
متن کاملHealth effects of dietary fiber.
Dietary fibre is a group of food components which is resistant to digestive enzymes and found mainly in cereals, fruits and vegetables. Dietary fi ber and whole grains contain a unique blend of bioactive components including resistant starches, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Dietary fi ber which indigestible in human small intestinal, on the other hand digested completely ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1060-3271,1944-7922
DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/82.2.467