TY - JOUR T1 - DO the health benefits of dietary fiber extend beyond cardiovascular disease? Y1 - 2011/02/14 N1 - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.19 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 1069 EP - 1070 VL - 171 IS - 12 N2 - Dietary fiber is important in digestion, and its relationship with chronic disease has been a topic of great interest for many years. Fiber consists of undigestible plant carbohydrates in both soluble and insoluble forms.1 Soluble fiber (eg, fruit pectin) dissolves in water to form a gel, whereas insoluble fiber (eg, cellulose from wheat bran) does not. SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.19 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.19 ER -