High Fiber Intake: Indicator of a Healthy Lifestyle
Year: 1996
Type: editorial
Abstract: In this issue of JAMA, Rimm and coworkers at the Harvard School of Public Health report that "fiber, independent of fat intake, is an important dietary component for the prevention of coronary disease." Their conclusion is based on observations within a cohort of more than 40 000 male health professionals followed up for 6 years to an end point of either myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary death. If correct, the finding is important because it could provide the basis for nutritional advice that will affect many groups in our society, including average Americans, practicing physicians, and the food industry, among others. Some might even interpret it as justification for advising Americans to eat more high-fiber food without necessarily making other dietary modifications.
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.7916/d8vm49vf
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1990872643