Brian C Helsel, Jessica Liang, Joel E Williams, Sarah F Griffin, Hugh Spitler
Family and Friend Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Elementary Aged Children
Journal of community health
various studies highlighted consuming adequate dietary fibre df foods could confer multiple potential health benefits humans though data suggested average intake population recommendations aim study involved probabilistic mathematical statistical modelling understand first time fibre fortification broad array food categories could impact diet health status chinese consumers simulationbased approach used examine potential impact fibre fortification china health nutrition survey dataset used evaluate intakes df together dietary intake mathematical model commercially manufactured foods beverages eligible fibre fortification identified total 296 food beverages selected fibre fortification calculation foods beverages eligible fibre fortification concentration fibre used intervention identified based chinese legislations regulations nutrition label claims populations meet dietary reference values fibre fortification health outcomes weight cardiovascular disease cvd type 2 diabetes risk quantified prefibre postfibre reformulation per published studies simulated fibre fortification intervention model shown mean df intake increased 1328 128 gday baseline 145 gday leading increase 48 685 1013 54 1422 2184 adult children population respectively achieving recommended fibre guidelines additionally 234 diabetes cases per day 85 340 cases per year well 73 065 deaths secondary cvd could also potentially averted delayed increase df intake via fibre fortification study provides practical application implicating potential public health benefits could achieved food product reformulation