Whole grains, cereal fiber, and chronic diseases: Experimental evidence and possible biologic mechanisms

CRC Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 481-497

  Pins, Joel J ^a   Pereira, Mark A ^b   Jacobs, David R ^c   Marquart, Len ^d   Keenan, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

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