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 |
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.