Dietary Fibre in Human Nutrition

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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Related articles

• Lipids and Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition
• Minerals in Human Nutrition
• Trace Elements in Human Nutrition
• Food Contaminants

External Links

• http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/nutrecomm/en/index.html

Bibliography

• BENCKO, Vladimir, et al. Hygiene and epidemiology : selected chapters. 2. edition. Prague. 2008. ISBN 80-246-0793-X.