Dietary Fibre in Human Nutrition
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Dietary fibre is the indigestible portion of plant foods (resistant to human digestive enzymes):
- Cellulose
- Non-cellulose polysaccharides
- Single non-carbohydrate member-lignin.
Sources of dietary fibre: whole grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits.
Requirement: 30g/day. An excessive intake can reduce bioavailability.
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- Lipids and Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition
- Minerals in Human Nutrition
- Trace Elements in Human Nutrition
- Food Contaminants
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Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- BENCKO, Vladimir, et al. Hygiene and epidemiology : selected chapters. 2. edition. Prague. 2008. ISBN 80-246-0793-X.
