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To the Editor: The fundamental flaw in the article by Fuchs et al. (Jan. 21 issue)¹ concerns the definition of what constitutes a high-fiber diet. I was lucky enough to attend one of Dr. Denis Burkitt's lectures in London in 1972 and vividly remember how he defined a high-fiber diet. It had nothing at all to do with the calculations of Southgate et al.² or any other calculation; whether a diet was considered to be high in fiber depended on the effect the diet had on the stool.

Burkitt began his lecture with a slide showing a stool of a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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