Chemicals and Drugs

Dietary Fiber

The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.

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Abstract

The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Fiber, Dietary
  • Dietary Fibers
  • Fibers, Dietary
  • Roughage
  • Wheat Bran
  • Bran, Wheat
  • Brans, Wheat
  • Roughages
  • Wheat Brans

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, classification, deficiency, economics, history, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/ adv eff: coordinate with disease /etiol, not /chem ind; /ther use: coordinate with specific disease /diet ther; low- or high-fiber diet: use /admin

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History Note

82(77); was see under CELLULOSE 1977-81

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dietary Fiber. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004043. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004043
  2. Dietary Fiber. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber
  3. Dietary Fiber. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215210