Dietary reference intakes : proposed definition of dietary fiber : a report of the Panel on the Definition of Dietary Fiber and the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 64 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The compass series Compass series (Washington, D.C.) |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145882 |
Table of Contents:
- Dietary Reference Intakes Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber; Copyright; REVIEWERS; Contents; I. OVERVIEW AND CHARGE TO THE PANEL ; II. DEFINITIONS OF DIETARY FIBER ; III. ISSUES IN DEFINING DIETARY FIBER ; ANIMAL VERSUS PLANT MATERIAL; CARBOHYDRATES NOT RECOVERED BY ALCOHOL PRECIPITATION; INCLUSION OR EXCLUSION OF MONO- AND DISACCHARIDES; LIGNIN; RESISTANT STARCH; INTACT AND NATURALLY OCCURRING IN FOOD; REQUIREMENT THAT A FIBER HAVE SPECIFIC HEALTH BENEFITS; Colonic Health; Breast Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Obesity; Other Roles in Health.
- IV. PROPOSED DEFINITION OF DIETARY FIBER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES; RATIONALE FOR DEFINITIONS; INCLUSION OF LIGNIN AS DIETARY FIBER; EXCLUSION OF SPECIFIC PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PHASING OUT THE TERMS SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER; V. IMPACT OF THE DEFINITIONS OF DIETARY FIBER AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES ; IMPACT ON ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; IMPACT ON RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF INTAKE; IMPACT ON FOOD COMPOSITION DATABASES; IMPACT ON DIETARY FIBER RESEARCH; IMPACT ON NUTRITION LABELING; VI. REFERENCES; Appendix A Acknowledgments ; INDIVIDUALS; ORGANIZATIONS; Appendix B Glossary.
- Appendix C Development and Evolution of Methods Used to Extract and Measure Dietary Fiber ENZYMATIC-GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; ENZYMATIC-CHEMICAL METHODS; COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN EACH METHOD OF ANALYSIS; Nonstarch Polysaccharides; Lignin; Resistant Starch; Oligosaccharides; Fructans, Inulin, and Oligofructose; Polydextrose; Modified Cellulose; Resistant Maltodextrins; Chitin and Chitosan; Chondroitin; Noncarbohydrate Components; SUMMARY; Appendix D Determination Of Energy Values For Fibers.