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Progress in dietary fiber research has been slow because of the lack of an agreed definition of fiber, and the development of different techniques for its measurement. Two main methods have emerged which, by adopting contrasting approaches, include different components of the diet as dietary fiber.
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Englyst, H.N., Cummings, J.H. (1990). Non-Starch Polysaccharides (Dietary Fiber) and Resistant Starch. In: Furda, I., Brine, C.J. (eds) New Developments in Dietary Fiber. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 270. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5784-1_20
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