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Inability to consume fibre in food

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Last amended 
4 June 2015

Malignant neoplasm of the colorectum - Inability to consume fibre in food Factor

The RMA has defined fibre in food as meaning “the complex carbohydrates of plant origin consumed as vegetables, fruits or cereals which resist digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and include plant cell walls and non-starch polysaccharides from sources other than cell walls, including cellulose and pectins. This definition does not include fibre in fortified foods or supplements”.

On average, most Australians consume 18 to 25g of fibre daily. The Australian Heart Foundation recommends that adults should consume approximately 30g daily.

Examples of dietary fibre:

Fibre intake < 20g/day

Food

Fibre

1 cup Rice Bubbles

0.3g

4 slices white bread

3.2g

1 tablespoon peanut butter

2g

1 fruit

3g

1/2 cup canned fruit, undrained

2g

1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables

3g

French fries large 110g

2g

1 cup white cooked rice

1.2

1 plain dry biscuit eg SAO

0.3g

1 slice plain cake 60g

1g

1 cup commercial fruit juice

0g

Total

18g

Fibre intake > 20g/day

Food

Fibre

2 Weetbix Hi-Bran

7g

4 slices wholemeal + wholegrain bread eg Taylors bread

7.2g

1 tablespoon pure almond spread

3g

2 fruits

6g

1 cup frozen mixed vegetables

6g

1 small boiled potato with skin, 100g

3.5g

1/2 cup baked beans

6g

1 cup white cooked spaghetti

3g

1 whole grain dry biscuit eg Vita-Wheat 9 grains

1.5g

25 almonds

4g

1 cup whole fruit juice eg wild about fruit hi-fibre apple juice

0.5g

Total

47.7g

Dietary data from www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Last reviewed for CCPS 26 August 2004.

Investigative Documents

Type

Title

PDF Format

Word Format

Claimant Report
Inability to consume fibre/folate in food
CR9237.pdf
CR9237.docx
Preliminary questions [33913]

33924 there is some evidence that an inability to consume fibre in food may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

33926  the veteran has established the causal connection between the inability to consume fibre in food and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the colorectum.

Clinical onset and operational service [33926]

33928 the veteran was unable to consume fibre in food as specified in the Statement of Principles over a continuous period of five years within the ten years immediately before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the colorectum.

33930 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran's inability to consume fibre in food as specified in the Statement of Principles over a continuous period of five years within the ten years immediately before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the colorectum.

or

33932 the veteran's inability to consume fibre in food as specified in the Statement of Principles for malignant neoplasm of the colorectum was due to an illness or injury which is identifiable.

33936  the identified illness or injury which caused the inability to consume fibre in food as specified in the Statement of Principles for malignant neoplasm of the colorectum is causally related to operational service.