Dietary fiber does not displace energy but is associated with decreased serum cholesterol concentrations in healthy children
: Ruottinen S, Lagstrom HK, Niinikoski H, Ronnemaa T, Saarinen M, Pahkala KA, Hakanen M, Viikari JSA, Simell O
Publisher: AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION
: 2010
: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
: AM J CLIN NUTR
: 3
: 91
: 3
: 651
: 661
: 11
: 0002-9165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.28461
Conclusion: Fiber intake did not displace energy or disturb growth between 13 mo and 9 y of age. Serum cholesterol values correlated inversely with fiber intake, which indicated that part of the cholesterol-lowering intervention effect in the STRIP project may have been explained by dietary fiber. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;91:651-61.
