Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72.e2 , January 2010

Dietary Fiber Supplements: Effects in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome and Relationship to Gastrointestinal Functions

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding Supported in part by grants R01 DK 67071 and K24 DK 02638 from the National Institutes of Health (to M.C.) and an international grant from the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (to A.P.).

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.045

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