Fibre: The Forgotten Fraction
- Synopsis
- Compares certain disease patterns between the inhabitants of the Western world and those of less developed countries particularly rural Africans with those who have adopted a Western style of life in the cities, because it is now clear that urbanised Africans soon become liable to a range of diseases which are increasingly common in all the developed countries. Discusses environmental factors which might be causing this change. The most likely one is shown to be the altered style of diet and of food processing; this covers a large number of changes, but the most obvious of these is a dramatic fall in the intake of dietary fibre. *BMA/BLAT
BMA item number: BMA 632. *BMA/BLAT. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1975
- Availability
- Free loan to members
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- bowel diseases; dietary fibre; epidemiology; nutrition
Credits
- Director
- P R Smith
- Producer
- A Stanway
- Writer
- A Stanway
- Contributor
- R Sewell
- Cast
Paul Vaughan
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
MedScene
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
BMA Film and Video Library
- Web
- http://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/bma-library External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7383 6690
- Fax
- 020 7388 2544
- Address
- BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP
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