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Dietary Fiber

Chemistry, Physiology, and Health Effects

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. David Kritchevsky

    1. The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Charles Bonfield

    1. Astra Associates, Inc., McLean, USA

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  3. James W. Anderson

    1. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington, USA

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Chemistry and Properties of Plant Cell Walls and Dietary Fiber

    • Robert R. Selvendran, A. Verena F. V. Verne
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Chemical Structure of the Cell Walls of Higher Plants

    • Nicholas C. Carpita
    Pages 15-30

  4. Analysis of Dietary Fiber in Human Foods

    • Judith A. Marlett
    Pages 31-48

  5. Dietary Fiber and Resistant Starch

    • Hans N. Englyst, Susan M. Kingman
    Pages 49-65

  6. Quantitative and Qualitative Adaptations in Gastrointestinal Mucin with Dietary Fiber Feeding

    • Marie M. Cassidy, Subramaniam Satchithanandam, Richard J. Calvert, George V. Vahouny, Anthony R. Leeds
    Pages 67-88

  7. Premenopausal Osteoporosis

    • Tom Lloyd, James R. Buchanan
    Pages 89-103

  8. Total Dietary Fiber and Mineral Absorption

    • Dennis T. Gordon
    Pages 105-128

  9. Effects of Fiber on Vitamin Bioavailability

    • June L. Kelsay
    Pages 129-135

  10. Dietary Fiber and Lipid Absorption

    • Michihiro Sugano, Ikuo Ikeda, Katsumi Imaizumi, Y.-F. Lu
    Pages 137-156

  11. Macronutrient Absorption

    • Barbara Olds Schneeman
    Pages 157-166

  12. Physiological Effects of Fiber

    • C. A. Edwards
    Pages 167-178

  13. Fiber Metabolism and Colonic Water

    • Elizabeth F. Armstrong, W. Gordon Brydon, Martin Eastwood
    Pages 179-186

  14. Activities of Polysaccharide-Degrading Bacteria in the Human Colon

    • Abigail A. Salyers
    Pages 187-194

  15. The Influence of Dietary Fiber on Microbial Enzyme Activity in the Gut

    • Ian R. Rowland, Anthony K. Mallett
    Pages 195-206

  16. The Effects of α-Amylase-Resistant Carbohydrates on Energy Utilization and Deposition in Man and Rat

    • Geoffrey Livesey
    Pages 207-217

  17. The Ileal Brake

    • N. W. Read, C. P. Sepple, N. J. Brown
    Pages 219-225

  18. Action of Dietary Fiber on the Satiety Cascade

    • Victoria J. Burley, John E. Blundell
    Pages 227-246

  19. Lente Carbohydrate or Slowly Absorbed Starch

    • David J. A. Jenkins, Alexandra L. Jenkins, Thomas M. S. Wolever, Vladimir Vuksan, Furio Brighenti, Stephen Cunnane et al.
    Pages 247-259

  20. Fiber and Gastrointestinal Disease

    • Martin Eastwood
    Pages 261-271
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About this book

Twenty years ago the very idea of an international conference on the fiber contained in plant food would have been totally inconceivable. At that time fiber was generally viewed as an inert component of food of no nutritional value and consequently consid­ ered as a contaminant, the removal of which would enhance the purity of a product. It was measured by a now obsolete and almost worthless test introduced in the last century for veterinary rather than human nutrition, and what was measured was referred to as "crude fiber," containing part of the cellulose and lignin but none of the numerous components of fiber now known to play important roles in the maintenance of health. There were a few lone voices prior to the last two decades who had extolled the laxative properties of the undigested portion of food, assuming that these were related to its irritant action on the bowel mucosa. In retrospect this was a total misconception, and "softage" would have been a more appropriate term than "roughage," since its presence insured soft, not irritating, colon content.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, USA

    David Kritchevsky

  • Astra Associates, Inc., McLean, USA

    Charles Bonfield

  • Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington, USA

    James W. Anderson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dietary Fiber

  • Book Subtitle: Chemistry, Physiology, and Health Effects

  • Editors: David Kritchevsky, Charles Bonfield, James W. Anderson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0519-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7846-7Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0519-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 512

  • Topics: Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, general

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