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Soluble and insoluble dietary fibre
Dietary fibre types and health effects
What this note covers
- Defining dietary fibre: structural and chemical overview
- Structural chemistry of soluble fibre: pectin and beta-glucan
- Structural chemistry of insoluble fibre: cellulose and lignin
- Fermentation of dietary fibre in the large intestine
- Glycaemic control: soluble fibre and blood glucose regulation
- Bowel health: insoluble fibre, transit time and colorectal cancer risk
- Cardiovascular risk reduction: soluble fibre mechanisms and Australian evidence
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