Nutrition
Nutrition » Dietary Fiber
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Dietary fiber is important for digestive health and can help with weight management, blood sugar control, and reducing the risk of disease.
Digestive health
- Constipation: Fiber can help prevent or relieve constipation.
- Digestive system health: Fiber helps keep the digestive system healthy and moving waste through the colon.
- Gut bacteria: Fiber provides food for beneficial gut bacteria.
Weight management
- Feeling full: Fiber adds bulk to your diet, helping you feel full faster and control your weight.
Blood sugar control
- Blood sugar spikes: Soluble fiber slows down the rate at which glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream, helping to prevent blood sugar spikes.
Disease risk reduction
- Heart disease: Fiber may help lower the risk of heart disease.
- Diabetes: Fiber may help lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- Some cancers: Fiber may help lower the risk of some types of cancer.
Other benefits
- Cholesterol: Fiber may help lower blood cholesterol.
- Food allergies: Fiber may help reduce the risk of food allergies.
- Knee arthritis: Fiber may help reduce the risk of knee arthritis.
-= Proximates =-
Energy Protein Dietary Fiber Starch Nitrogen Carbohydrate
-= Minerals =-
Calcium [ Ca ] Iron [ Fe ] Magnesium [ Mg ] Phosphorus [ P ] Potassium [ K ] Zinc [ Zn ] Copper [ Cu ] Manganese [ Mn ] Selenium [ Se ] Molybdenum [ Mo ]
-= Vitamins =-
Thiamin [ B1 ] Riboflavin [ B2 ] Niacin [ B3 ] Pantothenic acid [ B5 ] Pyridoxine [ B6 ] Folate [ B9 ] Biotin [ B7 ]
-= Amino Acids =-
Betaine [ BET ] Tryptophan [ W ] Threonine [ T ] Isoleucine [ I ] Leucine [ Leu ] Lysine [ Lys ] Methionine [ Met ] Cystine [ Cys ] Phenylalanine [ Phe ] Tyrosine [ Tyr ] Valine [ Val ] Arginine [ Arg ] Histidine [ His ] Alanine [ Ala ] Aspartate [ Asp ] Glutamate [ Glu ] Glycine [ Gly ] Proline [ Pro ] Serine [ Ser ]
-= Antioxidants =-
Rutin Quercetin Vitexin Isovitexin D-chiro-inositol
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