Metabolic and Physiological Effects of Added Fibers for Children Across the Age Spectrum

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Fibers added to foods may provide specific health benefits, but these relationships would benefit from research specifically on children rather than extrapolated from adults. This project will prioritize research needed to understand the relationship between fibers added to foods and support specific health outcomes at varying stages from young children through teens.  The long term goal is to improve dietary fiber recommendations for children across the age spectrum.

Institution: Tufts Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Nanguneri Nirmala, PhD
Year Awarded: 2021

View this project on the Center for Open Science’s Open Science Framework.

Read more: Physiologic Effects Of Isolated Or Synthetic Dietary Fiber In Children: A Scoping Review

This work was supported by the IAFNS Carbohydrates Committee.