RT Book, Section
A1 Saunders, Katherine H.
A1 Igel, Leon I.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184163104
T1 Diets that Supplement Nutrients
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184163104
RD 2024/04/20
AB Dietary  fiber  is  a  diverse  group  of  plant  constituents  that  is  resistant  to  digestion  by  the  human  digestive  tract.  Guidelines  suggest  that  adult  men  should  eat  30–38  g  of  fiber  per  day  and  adult  women  21–25  g/day  (eTable  29–2).  Typical  US  diets,  however,  contain  about  half  of  that  amount.  Epidemiologic  evidence  suggests  that  populations  consuming  greater  quantities  of  fiber  have  a  lower  incidence  of  certain  gastrointestinal  disorders,  including  diverticulitis  and,  in  some  studies,  colon  cancer  as  well  as  a  lower  risk  of  cardiovascular  disease.  A  meta-analysis  of  22  studies  suggested  that  each  7  g  of  dietary  fiber  was  associated  with  a  9%  decrease  in  first  cardiovascular  event.