Dietary Fibre and the Pattern of Diseases
Authors: ALEXANDER R. P. WALKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Editorial1 May 1974Dietary Fibre and the Pattern of DiseasesALEXANDER R. P. WALKER, D.SC.ALEXANDER R. P. WALKER, D.SC.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-80-5-663 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn many parts of the world there has been a dramatic change in disease pattern from one predominantly of infections to one of degenerative diseases. The contrasting populations are our ancestors compared with ourselves, rural compared with town populations in developing countries, and persons in the developing countries compared with those who have settled in "Western" countries.During man's transition from primitiveness to sophistication, the mortality rate of the young has fallen enormously. 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