ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2013
Dietary fiber future directions: integrating new definitions and findings to inform nutrition research and communication.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Metabolic Effects of Resistant Starch Type 2: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Cereal, Fruit and Vegetable Fibers on Human Fecal Weight and Transit Time: A Comprehensive Review of Intervention Trials.Nutrients · 2016Pooled it
- Shaping postoperative outcomes: microbiota-modifying dietary fiber interventions in colorectal cancer treatment.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Remodeling gut microbiota and enhancing SCFA production in mice: mechanisms of RS2 and arabinoxylan in ameliorating PCOS phenotypes.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Article
- Immunology of Hypertension: Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Links between short-chain fatty acids and osteoarthritis from pathology to clinic via gut-joint axis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Inulin Diet Alleviates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Increasing Akkermansia and Improving Intestinal Barrier.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Psyllium seed husk regulates the gut microbiota and improves mucosal barrier injury in the colon to attenuate renal injury in 5/6 nephrectomy rats.Renal failure · 2023Article
- Intake and sources of dietary fibre and dietary fibre fractions in Finnish children.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Article
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- Neurogenic Bowel and Management after Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Determination of β-Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals: Single-Laboratory Validation, First Action 2021.01.Journal of AOAC International · 2022Article
- Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Mental Health in the Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Cohort.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Molar mass effect in food and health.Food hydrocolloids · 2021Review
- The Molecular and Mechanistic Insights Based on Gut-Liver Axis: Nutritional Target for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Improvement.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Pulse Crop Effects on Gut Microbial Populations, Intestinal Function, and Adiposity in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Microbial succession during wheat bran fermentation and colonisation by human faecal microbiota as a result of niche diversification.The ISME journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
The CODEX Alimentarius definition of dietary fiber includes all nondigestible carbohydrate polymers with a degree of polymerization of 3 or more as dietary fiber with the proviso that they show health benefits. The global definition, if accepted by all authoritative bodies, offers a chance for international harmonization in research, food composition tables, and food labeling. Its nonacceptance highlights problems that may develop when definitions vary by region. The definition requires that the research community agrees upon physiological effects for which there is substantial scientific agreement, e.g., fibers' effects on laxation and gut health, on attenuating blood lipids and blood glucose and insulin, and in promoting fermentation in the large bowel. The definition also necessitates the delineation of research protocols to prove the benefits of various isolated and synthesized fibers. These should emanate from evidence-based reviews that fairly weigh epidemiological data while considering that added fibers are not reflected in many food composition databases. They then should include well-controlled, randomized, control trials and utilize animal studies to determine mechanisms. Agreement on many study variables such as the type of subject and the type of baseline diet that best fits the question under investigation will also be needed. Finally, the definition establishes that all types of fiber can address the severe fiber consumption gap that exists throughout the world by recognizing that the combination of fiber-rich and -fortified foods increases fiber intake while allowing consumers to stay within allowed energy levels.
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