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What is a major dietary source of soluble fiber?
The best sources of soluble fiber are oats, especially oat bran, barley, dried beans, soybeans, sweet potato and white potato, broccoli, asparagus, carrot, apple, pear, citrus fruits, berries, banana, almonds, psyllium, and flax seeds.
What is the major dietary source for lipids?
organs
What plays a major role in the breakdown of dietary fiber in the large intestine?
Bacteria
What is the major source of dietary sulfur?
Garlic, for one.
What is the major fuel source for the body which nutrient?
Dietary CHO and fat are the major nutrients used for fuel.
Why cellulose has no nutritional value?
Cellulose does have nutritional value. It is a major source of the needed fiber in our diet.
Why non-starch polysaccharides considered not nutrients?
NSPs are the major part of dietary fiber. Some have a mild laxative effect and others help lower cholesterol but they do not promote growth or contribute significant energy.
What plays a major role in the breakdown of certain types of dietary fiber in large intestine?
A) Bacteria B) Small intestinal villus cell C) Colonic cells D) Pancreas The correct answer is A) Bacteria
What plays a major role in the breakdown of certain types of dietary fiber in the large intestines?
A) Bacteria B) Small intestinal villus cell C) Colonic cells D) Pancreas The correct answer is A) Bacteria
A major determinant of a hormone’s mechanism of action is?
whether the hormone is water soluble or lipid soluble
Examples of dietary fibers?
Wholegrain breakfast cereals, wholewheat pasta, wholegrain bread, and oats, barley and rye. Fruit such as berries, pears, melon and oranges. Vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and sweetcorn, peas, beans and pulses, nuts and seeds, potatoes with skin.
What is the function of water soluble fiber in the body?
Fiber promotes the process of peristalsis, which is the rhythmic motion of circular and longitudinal muscle contraction of the digestive tract/alimentary canal. This obviously aids digestion, as it moves foodstuffs from the oesophagus to the stomach and then down the intestines. Hope this helps.
