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Historical Event
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January 1, 1990
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The British Nutrition Foundation admitted that the hypotheses that IBS, diverticulosis and colo-rectal cancer are caused by a deficiency of fibre had not been substantiated, neither have those that fibre might protect against diabetes, obesity and CHD.
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Complex Carbohydrates in Food: The Report of the British Nutrition Foundation's Task Force (British Nutrition Foundation Task Force Reports Series)
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In 1990 The British Nutrition Foundation admitted that the hypotheses that IBS, diverticulosis and colo-rectal cancer are caused by a deficiency of fibre had not been substantiated, neither havethose that fibre might protect against diabetes, obesity and CHD.
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The Seventh King's Fund Forum on Cancer of The Colon and Rectum agreed: 'TheForum commented that cereal fibre does not offer protection against cancer'.
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Cancer of The Colon and Rectum: the Seventh King's Fund Forum. London: King's Fund Centre, 1990.
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