Nutrition in
Health and Disease
Nutrition 405
Course
Outline
Unit 4
Dietary Fibre, Gallstones, and Diseases Related to the Colon
Overview
In this unit, we discuss dietary fibre with particular reference to its action in the body. We then look at the role of dietary fibre in the causation and prevention of gallstones and diseases related to the colon.
Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to
- define soluble fibre and insoluble dietary fibre, and name their common dietary sources.
- discuss the physiological actions of soluble fibre and insoluble fibre in the body.
- describe the role of dietary fibre in the causation and prevention of gallstones and diseases related to the colon.
