Dietary Reference Intakes Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber -- Copyright -- REVIEWERS -- Contents -- I. OVERVIEW AND CHARGE TO THE PANEL -- II. DEFINITIONS OF DIETARY FIBER -- III. ISSUES IN DEFINING DIETARY FIBER -- ANIMAL VERSUS PLANT MATERIAL -- CARBOHYDRATES NOT RECOVERED BY ALCOHOL PRECIPITATION -- INCLUSION OR EXCLUSION OF MONO- AND DISACCHARIDES -- LIGNIN -- RESISTANT STARCH -- INTACT AND NATURALLY OCCURRING IN FOOD -- REQUIREMENT THAT A FIBER HAVE SPECIFIC HEALTH BENEFITS -- Colonic Health -- Breast Cancer -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Diabetes -- Obesity -- Other Roles in Health -- IV. PROPOSED DEFINITION OF DIETARY FIBER -- DISTINGUISHING FEATURES -- RATIONALE FOR DEFINITIONS -- INCLUSION OF LIGNIN AS DIETARY FIBER -- EXCLUSION OF SPECIFIC PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- PHASING OUT THE TERMS SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER -- V. IMPACT OF THE DEFINITIONS OF DIETARY FIBER AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES -- IMPACT ON ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY -- IMPACT ON RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF INTAKE -- IMPACT ON FOOD COMPOSITION DATABASES -- IMPACT ON DIETARY FIBER RESEARCH -- IMPACT ON NUTRITION LABELING -- VI. REFERENCES -- Appendix A Acknowledgments -- INDIVIDUALS -- ORGANIZATIONS -- Appendix B Glossary -- Appendix C Development and Evolution of Methods Used to Extract and Measure Dietary Fiber -- ENZYMATIC-GRAVIMETRIC METHODS -- ENZYMATIC-CHEMICAL METHODS -- COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN EACH METHOD OF ANALYSIS -- Nonstarch Polysaccharides -- Lignin -- Resistant Starch -- Oligosaccharides -- Fructans, Inulin, and Oligofructose -- Polydextrose -- Modified Cellulose -- Resistant Maltodextrins -- Chitin and Chitosan -- Chondroitin -- Noncarbohydrate Components -- SUMMARY -- Appendix D Determination Of Energy Values For Fibers.