Publisher's Synopsis
A review of the nutritional attributes of complex carbohydrates (primarily in foods) in relation to current dietary advice to the population to increase the consumption of such foods. Complex carbohydrates as refered to in this report are polysaccharides containing 20 or more monosaccharide residues.;The report details dietary sources of complex carbohydrates and their effect on digestion and absorption of nutrients. The review then goes on to discuss the possible clinical implications that consumption of complex carbohydrates has for a range of disorders including gallstones, food intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation, coronary heart disease, colonic diverticulitus, dental caries and colorectal cancer.;The report concludes with a basis for recommendations about the desirable daily intake of complex carbohydrates.