Total dietary fiber in urban and rural Costa Rican adolescents’ diets

Dietary fiber has important health benefits in adolescence, especially in promoting normal laxation and reducing the future risk of some chronic diseases. The purpose of this survey was to examine the dietary fiber intake among Costa Rican adolescents. Prospective 3-d diet records were used for diet...

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Main Authors: Rafael Monge-Rojas, Hilda Nuñez Rivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición 2001-12-01
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
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Online Access:http://wwww.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222001000400003