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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Acknowledgments." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10161.
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Appendix A

Acknowledgments

The Panel on the Definition of Dietary Fiber, the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, and the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) staff are grateful for the time and effort of the many contributors to the report and the workshop and meetings leading up to the report. Through openly sharing their considerable expertise and different outlooks, these individuals and organizations brought clarity and focus to the challenging task of developing a definition for fiber. The list below mentions those individuals who we worked closely with, but many others also deserve our heartfelt thanks. Those individuals, whose names we do not know, made important contributions to the report by offering suggestions and opinions at the many professional meetings and workshops the Panel members attended. The Panel and Committee members, as well as the FNB staff thank the following named (as well as unnamed) individuals and organizations:

INDIVIDUALS

Nils-Georg Asp

Michael Auerbach

Jonathan DeVries

Victor Fulgoni

Daniel Gallaher

Dennis Gordon

Mark Izzo

David Kritchevsky

Betty Li

Michael McBurney

Barry McCleary

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Acknowledgments." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10161.
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ORGANIZATIONS

American Society for Nutritional Sciences

Calorie Control Council

Federal Advisory Steering Committee for Dietary Reference Intakes

Health Canada

International Life Sciences Institute, N.A.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Acknowledgments." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10161.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Acknowledgments." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes: Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10161.
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The current situation regarding labeling and defining dietary fiber in the United States and many other countries is arbitrary due to its reliance on analytical methods as opposed to an accurate definition that includes its role in health. Without an accurate definition, compounds can be designed or isolated and concentrated using the currently available methods, without necessarily providing beneficial health effects. Other compounds can be developed that are nondigestible and provide beneficial health effects, yet do not meet the current U.S. definition based on analytical methods. For the above reasons, the Food and Nutrition Board, under the oversight of the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, assembled a Panel on the Definition of Dietary Fiber to develop a proposed definition(s) of dietary fiber. This Panel held three meetings and a workshop.

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