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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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9 entry terms
- Fiber, Dietary
- Dietary Fibers
- Fibers, Dietary
- Roughage
- Wheat Bran
- Bran, Wheat
- Brans, Wheat
- Roughages
- Wheat Brans
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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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/ 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
- National Library of Medicine. Dietary Fiber. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004043. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004043
- Dietary Fiber. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber
- Dietary Fiber. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215210