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FDA logoBulking up Fiber's Healthful Reputation
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Learn about the health benefits of fiber including its potential role in preventing disease, including heart disease, digestive disorders and some cancers. Also gives tips for increasing your fiber consumption.
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Dietary Fiber: An Essential Part of a Healthy Diet
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Learn about the role of fiber in your diet and the difference between soluble and insoluble fiber.
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Dietary Fiber: An Important Link in the Fight Against Heart Disease  (PDF|126)
American Dietetic Association.
Learn how fiber can play an important role in preventing heart disease.
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ProduceFacts About Fiber
American Institute for Cancer Research.
Brochure explores the link between dietary fiber and disease prevention. Lists the fiber content of many foods.
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Fiber - Start Roughing It!
Harvard University. Harvard School of Public Health.
Summarizes health benefits of fiber and gives recommendations for fiber consumption.
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Breads and grainsFiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet
American Academy of Family Physicians.
Tip sheet summarizes reasons for eating fiber and how to get more in your diet.
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It's White Bread, and Whole Grain Too
Harvard Medical School. InteliHealth.
Do you know about the new food product called whole wheat white bread?
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