Fiber Why Is It So Important To A Healthy Diet
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Fiber-Why Is It So Important To A Healthy Diet?
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452
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What is fiber? Fiber is the indigestible part of plant foods. They are usually the walls of th
How does fiber help your digestive tract? It absorbs water when it moves through the digestive
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fiber,
Article Body:
What is fiber? Fiber is the indigestible part of plant foods. They are usually the walls of th
How does fiber help your digestive tract? It absorbs water when it moves through the digestive
List of common foods that contain fiber:
Brussels Sprouts, 2 grams
Broccoli, 4-5 grams
Bread, 4-7 grams - 2 slices whole wheat, pumpernickel, seven-grain
Carrots, 3-4 grams
Bran Cereals, 5-10 grams - All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran
Beans, 6-10 grams - baked beans, black beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, garbanzos, p
Berries, 4-5 grams - blackberries, raspberries
Sweet Corn, 5 grams
Beans
Peas, 7-9 grams - black-eyed peas, green peas
Greens, 4-6 grams - beet greens, collards, kale, spinach, turnip greens
Bananas, 3 grams - medium 8" long
Dried Figs, 10 grams - 3 figs
Fruit, 4 grams - medium apple, medium pear
According to the American Dietetic Association a healthy adult needs 20g-35g of fiber per day.
Easy ways to increase fiber:
Eating brown whole wheat bread instead of refined white bread
Including more lentils, fruits and vegetables in your diet (see above list for some of these)
Eating brown rice instead of refined white rice
Eating bran cereal or granola cereal for breakfast
When you increase fiber in your diet you will experience some bloating and gas problems at fir
Food supplements for fiber: Because it is often quite hard to include the amount of fiber we n
Psyllium husk- is a common supplement (Metamucil)
Methylcellulose-made naturally from the cell walls of plants (Celvic, Celevac)
Polycarbophil-is based on plant sources- This may cause less bloating than Psyllium husk (Fibe
Vegetable gums: A new form of fiber supplement is Vegetable gums- guar gum (brand name Benefib
Increasing fiber in your diet will help your digestive system function better. This will resul
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Fiber-Why Is It So Important To A Healthy Diet?
Word Count:
452
Summary:
What is fiber? Fiber is the indigestible part of plant foods. They are usually the walls of th
How does fiber help your digestive tract? It absorbs water when it moves through the digestive
List of comm...
Keywords:
fiber,
Article Body:
What is fiber? Fiber is the indigestible part of plant foods. They are usually the walls of th
How does fiber help your digestive tract? It absorbs water when it moves through the digestive
List of common foods that contain fiber:
Brussels Sprouts, 2 grams
Broccoli, 4-5 grams
Bread, 4-7 grams - 2 slices whole wheat, pumpernickel, seven-grain
Carrots, 3-4 grams
Bran Cereals, 5-10 grams - All-Bran, Bran Buds, 100% Bran, Raisin Bran
Beans, 6-10 grams - baked beans, black beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, garbanzos, p
Berries, 4-5 grams - blackberries, raspberries
Sweet Corn, 5 grams
Beans
Peas, 7-9 grams - black-eyed peas, green peas
Greens, 4-6 grams - beet greens, collards, kale, spinach, turnip greens
Bananas, 3 grams - medium 8" long
Dried Figs, 10 grams - 3 figs
Fruit, 4 grams - medium apple, medium pear
According to the American Dietetic Association a healthy adult needs 20g-35g of fiber per day.
Easy ways to increase fiber:
Eating brown whole wheat bread instead of refined white bread
Including more lentils, fruits and vegetables in your diet (see above list for some of these)
Eating brown rice instead of refined white rice
Eating bran cereal or granola cereal for breakfast
When you increase fiber in your diet you will experience some bloating and gas problems at fir
Food supplements for fiber: Because it is often quite hard to include the amount of fiber we n
Psyllium husk- is a common supplement (Metamucil)
Methylcellulose-made naturally from the cell walls of plants (Celvic, Celevac)
Polycarbophil-is based on plant sources- This may cause less bloating than Psyllium husk (Fibe
Vegetable gums: A new form of fiber supplement is Vegetable gums- guar gum (brand name Benefib
Increasing fiber in your diet will help your digestive system function better. This will resul
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