Posted on January 16, 2010 - by admin

What is Fiber?

The facts about fiber can be confusing to some, but generally high fiber foods can help with weight loss as well as prevent diabetes, constipation and heart disease. But what is fiber? Just like the bones in your body, dietary fiber is kind of the skeleton of a plant. It is used to keep plants hold their shape and stand upright but the strange part of this fiber that is really good for you, is that your body cannot digest it. The fiber you eat goes right through your colon and out of the body. Because of this passage, high fiber foods promote regularity and keep your colon healthy in the process. That fact that it cleans out your insides could lead you to calling fiber a “natural scrub brush.”  If you are lacking fiber, add it slowly over a couple seeks which will give your digestive system a gradual adjustment time, and plenty of water is also important. As fiber cleans your digestive system, it binds with toxins and fats so some physical disorders like constipation, diverticulitis and irregularity can be avoided by keeping enough fiber in your diet. Other benefits are reduced risk of come cancers, high blood sugar, haemorrhoids and cardiovascular disease.