Evidence-based approach to fiber supplements and clinically meaningful health benefits, Part 2: What to look for and how to recommend an effective fiber therapy

Nutrition Today

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 90-97

  McRorie, Johnson W ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 84926619008     PISSN: 0029666X     EISSN: 15389839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000089     Document Type: Article

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