CATERING FOR HEALTH

Abstract

Dietary fibre is a general term for the combination of celluloses and pectins that pass through the digestive system largely unchanged. Modern cereal processing techniques and a decline in the popularity of bread and potatoes have combined to reduce our intake of fibre to around 20g per day. However, fibre is an essential part of our diet and low intakes are thought to lead to a series of problems varying from constipation to cancer of the colon.

Citation

Scobie, P. and Stevenson, D. (1987), "CATERING FOR HEALTH", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 87 No. 6, pp. 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb059454