1 Programmes in Nutrition, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA nmckeown@bu.edu.
2 Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
3 Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
4 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA.
5 Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Microbiology and Systems Biology, Zeist, Netherlands.
Nicola M McKeown and colleagues advocate for the importance of translating the health impact of high fibre diets to patients and clients, with emphasis placed on incorporating a variety of plant based foods to achieve dietary fibre recommendations