Dietary fibre: an agreed definition

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9661, 2009, Pages 365-366

  Cummings, JH ^a   Mann, JI ^b   Nishida, C ^c   Vorster, HH ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 59049094461     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60117-3     Document Type: Note

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