Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Health Benefits
4. Recommendations to the Public and to Health Professionals
5. Recommendations to the Food Industry
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Augustin, L.S.A.; Aas, A.-M.; Astrup, A.; Atkinson, F.S.; Baer-Sinnott, S.; Barclay, A.W.; Brand-Miller, J.C.; Brighenti, F.; Bullo, M.; Buyken, A.E.; et al. Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC). Nutrients 2020, 12, 2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092553
Augustin LSA, Aas A-M, Astrup A, Atkinson FS, Baer-Sinnott S, Barclay AW, Brand-Miller JC, Brighenti F, Bullo M, Buyken AE, et al. Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC). Nutrients. 2020; 12(9):2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092553
Chicago/Turabian StyleAugustin, Livia S. A., Anne-Marie Aas, Arnie Astrup, Fiona S. Atkinson, Sara Baer-Sinnott, Alan W. Barclay, Jennie C. Brand-Miller, Furio Brighenti, Monica Bullo, Anette E. Buyken, and et al. 2020. "Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC)" Nutrients 12, no. 9: 2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092553
APA StyleAugustin, L. S. A., Aas, A.-M., Astrup, A., Atkinson, F. S., Baer-Sinnott, S., Barclay, A. W., Brand-Miller, J. C., Brighenti, F., Bullo, M., Buyken, A. E., Ceriello, A., Ellis, P. R., Ha, M.-A., Henry, J. C., Kendall, C. W. C., La Vecchia, C., Liu, S., Livesey, G., Poli, A., ... Jenkins, D. J. A. (2020). Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC). Nutrients, 12(9), 2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092553