Dietary Fiber Is Independently Related to Blood Triglycerides Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
Bridget H EstevesSharon V ThompsonCaitlyn G EdwardsSarah K SkinnerGrace M NiemiroNicholas A BurdHannah D HolscherMargarita Teran-GarciaNaiman A KhanPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2018)
These results provide cross-sectional evidence supporting the protective influence of dietary fiber on MetS components among young to middle-aged adults. Additional, well-designed clinical trials are needed to assess the causal relations between various types of dietary fiber and metabolic disease.