What do we know about dietary fiber intake in children and health? The effects of fiber intake on constipation, obesity, and diabetes in children

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Kranz, Sibylle ^a   Brauchla, Mary ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^b   Miller, Kevin B ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c W K Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY;

EID: 84862246997     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.001362     Document Type: Review

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