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WHAT IS FIBER?

 

 

 

Known in the past as roughage or bulk, total dietary fiber is a new term for a

number of plant materials which are relatively indigestible in the human

digestive tract. They include materials that are soluble or insoluble in water.

The INSOLUBLE fibers are found largely in wheat bran and beans and tend to

promote regularity. They may be protective against a number of gastrointestinal

diseases. The SOLUBLE fibers include pectins, gums, and mucilages, and are found

in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, including oats, rice, legumes (beans,

peas), apples, etc. They appear important in tending to lower blood cholesterol

levels and slow down the rate at which sugar is absorbed from the intestine.

 

 

 

HOW CAN FIBER HELP TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL?

 

 

 

When you eat your food, your body secretes compounds called bile acids into the

gastrointestinal tract to help absorb fats. Cholesterol is a principal component

of bile acids. Researchers believe that SOLUBLE fibers bind cholesterol rich

bile acids and cause them to be excreted from the body when they would otherwise

be reabsorbed. As cholesterol from the blood circulates through the liver, it is

pulled out to manufacture more bile acids to replenish those that have been

excreted. With less cholesterol in the blood, there is less for form PLAQUE on

the walls to the arteries that lead to the heart and the brain.

 

 

 

HOW CAN FIBER HELP YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT?

 

 

 

Fibrous foods provide bulk to help keep you feeling comfortably full and

satisfied longer, decreasing swings in blood sugar that make dieters weak, tired

and irritable. Fiber can help you consume less without the desire to

continuously snack and stack up needless calories.

 

 

 

Carbohydrates equal energy – cut carbohydrates from the diet as crash diets do –

and you cut stamina and energy. Metabolism drops as the body tries to conserve

weight when too few calories are consumed. Adequate fiber in the diet combined

with regular exercise – even a brisk walk every other day can help keep pounds

dropping, by speeding up your metabolism.

 

 

 

Weight loss can help to lower blood pressure and decrease cholesterol and blood

triglyceride levels – factors that can reduce the risk of heart disease and

other life threatening diseases.

 

 

 

Despite the known benefits of a fiber-rich diet, Americans continue to fall

short. Scientists urge us to consume 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day, but the

average intake is only 7 to 10 grams daily.

 

 

 

Information provided by Saitowitz, Certified Nutrition Consultant,

Newport Beach, CA

 

 

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WHAT IS FIBER?

 

 

 

Known in the past as roughage or bulk, total dietary fiber is a new term for a

number of plant materials which are relatively indigestible in the human

digestive tract. They include materials that are soluble or insoluble in water.

The INSOLUBLE fibers are found largely in wheat bran and beans and tend to

promote regularity. They may be protective against a number of gastrointestinal

diseases. The SOLUBLE fibers include pectins, gums, and mucilages, and are found

in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, including oats, rice, legumes (beans,

peas), apples, etc. They appear important in tending to lower blood cholesterol

levels and slow down the rate at which sugar is absorbed from the intestine.

 

 

 

HOW CAN FIBER HELP TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL?

 

 

 

When you eat your food, your body secretes compounds called bile acids into the

gastrointestinal tract to help absorb fats. Cholesterol is a principal component

of bile acids. Researchers believe that SOLUBLE fibers bind cholesterol rich

bile acids and cause them to be excreted from the body when they would otherwise

be reabsorbed. As cholesterol from the blood circulates through the liver, it is

pulled out to manufacture more bile acids to replenish those that have been

excreted. With less cholesterol in the blood, there is less for form PLAQUE on

the walls to the arteries that lead to the heart and the brain.

 

 

 

HOW CAN FIBER HELP YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT?

 

 

 

Fibrous foods provide bulk to help keep you feeling comfortably full and

satisfied longer, decreasing swings in blood sugar that make dieters weak, tired

and irritable. Fiber can help you consume less without the desire to

continuously snack and stack up needless calories.

 

 

 

Carbohydrates equal energy – cut carbohydrates from the diet as crash diets do –

and you cut stamina and energy. Metabolism drops as the body tries to conserve

weight when too few calories are consumed. Adequate fiber in the diet combined

with regular exercise – even a brisk walk every other day can help keep pounds

dropping, by speeding up your metabolism.

 

 

 

Weight loss can help to lower blood pressure and decrease cholesterol and blood

triglyceride levels – factors that can reduce the risk of heart disease and

other life threatening diseases.

 

 

 

Despite the known benefits of a fiber-rich diet, Americans continue to fall

short. Scientists urge us to consume 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day, but the

average intake is only 7 to 10 grams daily.

 

 

 

Information provided by Saitowitz, Certified Nutrition Consultant,

Newport Beach, CA

 

 

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Technical Problems? webmaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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yours? " *John Jeavons*, Ecology Action-- " Health is not a medical issue! "

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