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Record 1 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Dietetics
CONT

The American diet is notoriously deficient in dietary fiber. To make up for the deficiency, foods such as soy and oatmeal have been routinely introduced to supplement it with soluble fiber. Most foods contain a mixture of soluble and insoluble fiber, which together make up the dietary fiber family.

OBS

Fiber: Coarse, indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides such as cellulose, that when eaten stimulates intestinal peristalsis. Also called bulk, roughage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Diététique
CONT

Sous la dénomination de fibre soluble, l'insuline fait partie des composants modernes de l'industrie agroalimentaire et des produits diététiques.

Spanish

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