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References used for this fact sheet
- Dietary guidelines for all Australians (2002) National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. [online], More information here.
- Dietary Fibre, (1997) Heart Foundation [online].
- Fibre, Medical Online. More information here.
- Are you getting enough fibre?(2000) Choice [online], Australian Consumers' Association. More information here.
- Carbohydrates in human nutrition (1998) [online], Report of a joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation, Rome 1997. World Health Organization. More information here.
- Dietary fibre (1997) [online], A policy statement prepared by the Diet and Heart Disease Advisory Committee for the Heart Foundation of Australia. More information here.
- Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians (1999) [online], Ed. Professor Colin Binns, National Health and Medical Research Council, Commonwealth of Australia, ACT. More information here.
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Last updated: April 2008
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