Potter J D
Aust Fam Physician. 1982 Apr;11(4):292-3, 296-9.
Some of the evidence of the role of dietary fibre in the prevention and treatment of disease is reviewed and the heterogeneous nature of fibre is considered. The relationships between various fibre fractions and colonic disorders, including cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolaemia and obesity are discussed. It is concluded that an increase of dietary fibre constituents is only one part of a programme of dietary modification relevant to chronic diseases of a Western industrialised society.
本文综述了膳食纤维在疾病预防和治疗中作用的一些证据，并探讨了纤维的异质性。文中还讨论了各种纤维成分与结肠疾病（包括癌症、糖尿病、高胆固醇血症和肥胖症）之间的关系。得出的结论是，增加膳食纤维成分只是与西方工业化社会慢性病相关的饮食调整计划的一部分。
