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Dietary fiber seems to be an important part of human health. We can analyze ancestral diets to determine what our bodies were designed to digest, and use this to postulate what we should and should not be... ... Fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate, but it appears that it is important in maintaining the short digestive...
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hubpages.com/hub/Why-is-Fiber-Important-and-How-is-it-B...
hubpages.com/hub/Why-is-Fiber-Important-and-How-is-it-Beneficial-to-Your-Health
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The American Heart Association recommends eating a variety of food fiber sources. Fiber is important for the health of the digestive system and for lowering cholesterol. ... Dietary fiber intake among adults in the United States averages about 15 grams. The Institute of Medicine recommends consuming 14 grams of fiber for...
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4574
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Fiber is comprised of components of plant materials (long chain glucose molecules) that are resistant to human digestive enzymes. Fiber plays an important role in digestion, providing bulk, decreasing bowel transit time, absorbing toxins and cleaning the colon of mucus and undigested food particles.
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www.digestivesplus.com/fiber.html
www.digestivesplus.com/fiber.html
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Why is having fiber in almost all meals is important. How that can help you control your diabetes. ... Although fiber is not one of the traditional good-for-you foods, it is still a very important part of your diet.
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www.diabetic-diets.net/9steps/have_more_fiber.htm
www.diabetic-diets.net/9steps/have_more_fiber.htm
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Dietary fiber can further be classified as insoluble (cellulose, hemicellulose and some pectins) and soluble (some pectins, gums and mucilages). Research over tha past 10-15 years has shown that dietary fiber is important for proper functioning of the G.I. tract.
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/Feb2003/1044468809.Gb.r.h...
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/Feb2003/1044468809.Gb.r.html
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