Referral-A referral is an authorization from your primary care physician to see a specialist or another doctor. It does not mean your insurance company will cover the cost. Pre-approval-A pre-approval is when your insurance company OKs paying for a treatment before you take it.
112 / MARCH 2001, VOL. 46, NO. 3 The Definition of Dietary Fiber 1 âDietary fiber is the edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and ab-sorption in the human small intestine with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine.ll nondigestible, fermentable polysaccharides, whether they are polyglucoses such as cellulose or beta-glucans, or polyfructoses such as inulin, or het-eropolymers such as arabinoxylans and arabinogalactans, or analo-gous carbohydrates, are included in the definition of dietary fiber.
Oat, bran and barley are highest in soluble fiber. Oatmeal provides a total of 4 grams of dietary fiber per serving. Of the 4 grams of dietary fiber, 2 grams are soluble fiber. Bran provides 6 grams of dietary fiber per one-quarter cup.One serving of bran cereal provides up to 3 grams of soluble fiber. Barley, bulgur, whole wheat spaghetti and wheat germ contain 4 grams of dietary fiber including 1 gram of soluble fiber.egetables containing at least 1 gram of soluble fiber per serving include parsnips, carrots, brussels sprouts, baked potato with skin, spinach, squash, string beans, cabbage, baked sweet potato, turnips, broccoli, kale and zucchini.