The Food Standards Agency commissioned a team at the MRC Human Nutrition Research unit , Cambridge to undertake a "Narrative Synthesis of Health Effects of Potential Dietary Fibre Components" following the guidelines outlined in the SACN framework for the evaluation of evidence. This report is the background paper that was used to enable SACN to produce a position statement on dietary fibre.
A copy of the report summary can be downloaded at the link above.
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In accordance with the Government policy on transparency in working procedures, SACN operates from a presumption of openness. Dates of meetings and agendas are published in advance and the minutes made available on the website as soon as they are agreed.