Dietary Fiber Prevents Both Morbidity and Mortality From Respiratory Disease

Lesley M. Butler; Haidong Kan; Stephanie J. London

doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.240

Editor's Correspondence

June 27, 2011

Dietary Fiber Prevents Both Morbidity and Mortality From Respiratory Disease

Lesley M. Butler, PhD; Haidong Kan, MD; Stephanie J. London, MD, DrPH

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Author Affiliations: Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins (Dr Butler); School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Dr Kan); Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (Dr London).

Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(12):1123. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.240

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We read with interest the recent finding by Park et al¹ that dietary fiber was associated with a 69% and 54% lower risk of death from respiratory diseases among men and women, respectively, using data from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP prospective cohort. As indicated by the authors, anti-inflammatory properties of dietary fiber may contribute to the observed associations. Summarized herein are previously reported findings from 2 prospective cohorts, the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS)² and the US Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (AIRC) study,³ that support a beneficial effect of higher fiber intake in the development of respiratory morbidity.

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