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Changes in dietary fibre intake in two British towns
Author(s) -
Barasi Mary E.,
Burr Michael L.,
Robshaw Emma J. E.,
Poor David J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1991.tb00112.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dietary fibre , body mass index , consumption (sociology) , environmental health , habit , food intake , dietary habit , gerontology , demography , food science , psychology , social science , chemistry , sociology , psychotherapist
A postal survey of dietary fibre intake was conducted in two British towns in 1983, and repeated five years later. Consumption of dietary fibre had risen, the rise being greater in the town where the initial intake was higher. Changes in intake appeared to be related to health‐consciousness as reflected by changes in body mass index (BMI) and smoking habit. Although dietary fibre consumption in Britain is rising overall, local differences may be widening rather than narrowing.