Dietary fiber encompasses carbohydrates not digested or absorbed in the small intestine, arriving intact to the colon. Its role in human health has been mentioned since the times of Hippocrates but only in the 1970s of the 20th century, and subsequently a myriad of epidemiological and clinical studies has shown that a diet with low content of dietary fiber is associated with several chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain neoplastic diseases, specially colon cancer, and also obesity. The Western dietary pattern, which is spreading in our current globalized world and in which many components are ultraprocessed, has very low fiber content. Conversely the Mediterranean diet, followed for centuries by the populations living in the Mediterranean basin and a paradigm of healthy eating and lifestyle, has a high fiber content. In this chapter, we will review the relationship of dietary fiber intake and diverse health outcomes in Mediterranean populations.
Dominguez, L.J., Barbagallo, M. (2020). Dietary fiber intake and the Mediterranean population. In Victor R. Preedy , Ronald Ross Watson (a cura di), The Mediterranean Diet, An Evidence-based Approach (pp. 257-265). Elsevier [10.1016/b978-0-12-818649-7.00023-0].
Dietary fiber intake and the Mediterranean population
Dominguez, Ligia J.;Barbagallo, Mario
2020-01-01
Abstract
Dietary fiber encompasses carbohydrates not digested or absorbed in the small intestine, arriving intact to the colon. Its role in human health has been mentioned since the times of Hippocrates but only in the 1970s of the 20th century, and subsequently a myriad of epidemiological and clinical studies has shown that a diet with low content of dietary fiber is associated with several chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain neoplastic diseases, specially colon cancer, and also obesity. The Western dietary pattern, which is spreading in our current globalized world and in which many components are ultraprocessed, has very low fiber content. Conversely the Mediterranean diet, followed for centuries by the populations living in the Mediterranean basin and a paradigm of healthy eating and lifestyle, has a high fiber content. In this chapter, we will review the relationship of dietary fiber intake and diverse health outcomes in Mediterranean populations.
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