Dietary Fiber Alternative Definition Floated By CHPA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A single, "all-inclusive" definition for dietary fiber would be preferable to the "two-prong" approach proposed by a panel of the Food & Nutrition Board, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association states in June 1 comments to the Institute of Medicine division.
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