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Why is it important to eat fiber even though the chemicals in it are not used by your body?
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.
What carbohydrate is also known as dietary fiber?
Yes, fiber is a carbohydrate and is extremely important to your diet. It is what is known as a complex carbohydrate. That is why it is placed on the nutrition label under the carbohydrates. It is essential to eat foods high in fiber and low in sugars (simple carbohydrates). By the way, if you were to search, "is fiber a carbohydrate," you will find many web sights confirming this fact.
What is a form of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.?
Fiber
What is a polysaccharide made by plants that humans cannot digest?
Fibre is a carbohydrate that the body cannot break down. It is very important for functionality of the digestive system and to control glucose absorption and other functions that we are learning about. Fibre is in a form of soluble and insolubles. Both are needed and beneficial to our bodies
What is a polysaccharide but not a dietary source of carbohydrate?
fiber
Humans cannot digest the carbohydrate what?
Fiber
Is silk a natural carbohydrate fiber?
lipid
What nutrient provides energy and fiber?
carbohydrate
What is the non digestible carbohydrate which is derived from plants?
fiber
Is fiber a type of complex carbohydrate that is easily digested?
no
What is the primary non carbohydrate component of fiber?
lignin
Is carbohydrate useful or harmful?
A carbohydrate can be useful or harmful depending on the type that is eaten. Good carbohydrates have fiber in them.
