5th International Dietary Fibre Conference (DF12) – 7–9 May 2012, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Held in Rome, 7–9 May 2012, the 5th International Dietary Fibre Conference (DF12) followed up on the highly successful formula of the earlier Dietary Fibre Conferences between
2000 and 2009. The Conference set out the state of the art of dietary fibre (DF) research, and drew participants? attention to recent DF definitions, to the most updated methods of
analysis, to regulatory and labelling matters, to the relationship between fibre consumption and health, to the different DFs and their co-passengers, as well as to consumer acceptance of fibre-rich products. In a final Session, titled Where do we go from here?, the Conference also challenged scientists and industry positions on future studies and developments in DF, and expressed a strong call on the need for research that assesses consumer needs, and that is not only focused on feasibility and economy drivers.