Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Definitions and Terminology of Dietary Fiber

   • D. A. T. Southgate

   Pages 1-7

3. Consequences of the Metabolism of Fiber in the Human Large Intestine

   • John H. Cummings

   Pages 9-22

4. Dietary Fiber and Colon Function in a Population Aged 18–80 Years

   • M. A. Eastwood, J. D. Baird, W. G. Brydon, J. H. Smith, S. Helliwell, J. L. Pritchard

   Pages 23-33

5. Colonic Bacterial Activity Effect of Fiber on Substrate Concentration and on Enzyme Action

   • M. J. Hill

   Pages 35-43

6. Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients

   • D. A. T. Southgate

   Pages 45-52

7. Modification of Intestinal Absorption by Dietary Fiber and Fiber Components

   • Anthony Richard Leeds

   Pages 53-71

8. Pancreatic and Digestive Function

   • Barbara Olds Schneeman

   Pages 73-83

9. Interactions of Dietary Fiber and Nutrients

   • Juan M. Munoz

   Pages 85-89

10. Effects of Fiber on Mineral and Vitamin Bioavailability

    • June L. Kelsay

    Pages 91-103

11. Effects of Phytic Acid on Mineral Availability

    • N. T. Davies

    Pages 105-116

12. Dietary Fiber—Iron Interactions

    • John G. Reinhold, M. Pedro, L. García, Luis Arias-Amado, Pedro Garzón

    Pages 117-132

13. Fiber, Obesity, and Diabetes

    • David Kritchevsky

    Pages 133-137

14. Dietary Fiber and Obesity

    • R. Ali, H. Staub, G. A. Leveille, P. C. Boyle

    Pages 139-149

15. Dietary Fiber and Diabetes

    • James W. Anderson

    Pages 151-167

16. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Lipids and Glucose Tolerance of Healthy Young Men

    • Margaret J. Albrink, Irma H. Ullrich

    Pages 169-181

17. Does Simple Substitution of Fiber-Rich Foods for Refined Foods Aid in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus?

    • K. W. Heaton, A. Manhire, C. L. Henry, M. Hartog

    Pages 183-186

18. Fiber and Lipids

    • David Kritchevsky

    Pages 187-192

19. Modification of Bile Acid Spectrum by Dietary Fiber

    • Jon A. Story, James N. Thomas

    Pages 193-201

20. Dietary Fibers and Intestinal Absorption of Lipids

    • George V. Vahouny

    Pages 203-227

Dietary fiber is a topic that has burgeoned from an esoteric interest of a few research laboratories to a subject of international interest. This growth has been helped by the intense public interest in the potential benefits of adding fiber to the diet. The general popularity of fiber may have been helped by the perception that, for once, medicine was saying "do" instead of "don't. " There has been a proliferation of excellent scientific books on dietary fiber. Why another? The Spring Symposium on Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease was an outgrowth of our belief that informal discussion among peers-a discussion in which fact is freely interlaced with speculation-was the most effective way to organize our knowledge and direct our thinking. The normal growth progression of a discipline inc1udes its branching into many areas. Soon the expertise, which was once general, is broken into many specialties. Intercommunication becoIlles increasingly difficult. It was our intent to provide a forum that would expose its participants to developments in areas related to their research interest. Free exchange under these conditions could not help but broaden everyone's knowl­ edge and expand his horizons. We feel that this symposium was singularly successful in achieving its goals. It resulted in a free and friendly exchange of knowledge and ideas. It helped to establish seeds for future collaborations based on mutual interest and friendship. The proceedings of this conference will serve as yet another basic resource in the fiber field.

• development
• health
• proliferation

• Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University Medical Center, USA

  George V. Vahouny

• The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, USA

  David Kritchevsky

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