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Sources of fibre in the diet of irritable bowel patients prescribed a high‐fibre diet
Author(s) -
Lambert Janet P.,
Morrison Valerie,
Brunt P. W.,
Mowat N. A. G.,
Eastwood M. A.,
Dickerson J. W. T.
Publication year - 1992
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.1992.tb00139.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dietary fibre , irritable bowel syndrome , evening , breakfast cereal , meal , food science , dietary fiber , food intake , zoology , biology , physics , astronomy
Seventy‐two patients (27 male and 45 female) with irritable bowel syndrome were prescribed a high‐fibre diet. They were given a diet sheet and variable amounts of individual dietetic counselling. After 6 months they kept a 7‐day weighed food inventory. Median (mean) intake of dietary fibre was 19.5 (21.6)g, 57% of which was provided by cereal sources, mainly breads and breakfast cereals. Patients also frequently ate low‐fibre and energy‐dense foods. Average fibre intakes were greater at the evening (main) meal of the day. However, the largest intakes by individuals were at breakfast and the lunch (snack) meal, which suggests that dietary advice should put emphasis on the consumption of high‐fibre breakfast cereals and wholemeal bread at these two meals.