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Dietary fiber is the "remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | '''Dietary fiber''' is the "remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Consuming dietary fiber, especially the bran, may reduce the risk of [[diabetes mellitus type 2]].<ref name="pmid17760498">{{cite journal |author=de Munter JS, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Franz M, van Dam RM |title=Whole grain, bran, and germ intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study and systematic review |journal=PLoS Med. |volume=4 |issue=8 |pages=e261 |year=2007 |month=August |pmid=17760498 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040261 |url=http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040261 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
Consuming dietary fiber may reduce the risk of [[colorectal cancer]], especially in men.<ref name="pmid17557210">{{cite journal |author=Nomura AM, Hankin JH, Henderson BE, ''et al'' |title=Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study |journal=Cancer Causes Control |volume=18 |issue=7 |pages=753–64 |year=2007 |month=September |pmid=17557210 |doi=10.1007/s10552-007-9018-4 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10552-007-9018-4 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16469993">{{cite journal |author=Jacobs ET, Lanza E, Alberts DS, ''et al'' |title=Fiber, sex, and colorectal adenoma: results of a pooled analysis |journal=Am. J. Clin. Nutr. |volume=83 |issue=2 |pages=343–9 |year=2006 |month=February |pmid=16469993 |doi= |url=http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16469993 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 12:47, 19 May 2008
Dietary fiber is the "remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins."[1]
Consuming dietary fiber, especially the bran, may reduce the risk of diabetes mellitus type 2.[2]
Consuming dietary fiber may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, especially in men.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Dietary fiber (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ de Munter JS, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Franz M, van Dam RM (August 2007). "Whole grain, bran, and germ intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study and systematic review". PLoS Med. 4 (8): e261. DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040261. PMID 17760498. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Nomura AM, Hankin JH, Henderson BE, et al (September 2007). "Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study". Cancer Causes Control 18 (7): 753–64. DOI:10.1007/s10552-007-9018-4. PMID 17557210. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Jacobs ET, Lanza E, Alberts DS, et al (February 2006). "Fiber, sex, and colorectal adenoma: results of a pooled analysis". Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 83 (2): 343–9. PMID 16469993. [e]