Session 66: Room 383

Tuesday AM

The fiber conundrum: Fiber requirements and the new fiber definitions

Sponsor:Carbohydrate Division
Cosponsor(s):Nutrition Division
Moderator(s):J. M. Jones, College of St. Catherine
B. R. Hamaker, Purdue Univ.
Time: 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Introductory Remarks
9:05 AM66-1The NAS fiber requirements and intake of dietary fiber: Addressing the fiber gap
V. L. FULGONI, III
9:35 AM66-2New research on the health effects of dietary fiber: Epidemiological and clinical evidence
J. L. SLAVIN
10:05 AM66-3Viscous fibre
D. J. A. JENKINS, C. W. Kendall, L. R. Waltman, A. R. Josse
10:35 AM66-4Concerns and issues with the proposed dietary fiber definition
K. C. ELLWOOD
11:05 AM66-5Fiber: Where do we go from here?
D. R. LINEBACK

2005 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-20 - New Orleans, Louisiana