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MeSH Heading: Dietary Fiber
Tree Number(s): D09.301.416; G07.203.300.400; J02.500.400
Unique ID: D004043
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004043
Annotation: / adv eff: coordinate with disease /‌etiol, not /‌chem ind; /‌ther use: coordinate with specific disease /‌diet ther; low- or high-fiber diet: use /‌admin
Scope Note: The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.
Entry Term(s): Fiber, Dietary; Roughage; Wheat Bran
Registry Numbers: 0
Public MeSH Note: 82; was see under CELLULOSE 1977-81
History Note: 82(77); was see under CELLULOSE 1977-81
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/11/05
Revision Date: 2024/11/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

virology (VI)

Dietary Fiber MeSH Descriptor Data 2025