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fiber, dietary

fettuccine Alfredo
fettuccine; fettuccini
feuilletage
fiber, dietary
Fiorentina, alla
Flame Tokay grape
Florentine, à la
Definition: Also referred to as roughage, dietary fiber is that portion of plant-related foods (such as fruits, legumes, vegetables and whole grains) that cannot be completely digested. Statistics maintain that high-fiber diets reduce cholesterol levels and cancer rates.


--Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst

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