Why is fiber important to the body?

Answer 1

Dietary fiber (also spelled "fibre" and also called "roughage") helps you maintain an ideal weight by absorbing water, slowing the emptying of your stomach, and adding volume to food so that you feel full longer. Foods high in fiber often require more chewing, so it takes more time to eat, and you can't eat a large number of calories in a short amount of time. It helps to prevent Diabetes by slowing the entrance of glucose into the bloodstream, reducing glucose and insulin spikes after meals. Fiber helps prevent deaths from coronary Heart disease. Fermentation of fiber and resistant starch by bacteria in the large intestine helps to prevent colorectal cancers.

Insoluble fiber, found in the cell walls of plants, makes stools softer and bulkier. It also helps move food along the digestive system by peristalsis (waves of muscle contractions), preventing constipation. Insoluble fiber also prevents diverticulosis, a painful inflammation of the intestinal wall.

Soluble fiber, found inside plant cells, increases the viscosity of food, which slows the movement of food through the intestines, preventing diarrhea. Soluble fiber also lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol in the bloodstream. One of the fatty acids produced by the fermentation of soluble fiber in the large intestines may also inhibit the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver.

Dietary fiber is found only in plant foods: fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains. Meat, milk, and eggs do not contain fiber. Canned and frozen fruits and vegetables contain just as much fiber as raw ones. Drying and crushing, however, destroy the water-holding qualities of fiber. Removing seeds, peels, or hulls also reduces fiber content. For example, whole tomatoes have more fiber than peeled tomatoes, which have more than Tomato Juice. Likewise, whole wheat bread contains more fiber than white bread.

Answer 2

Fiber is an essential part of a humans body because it absorbs water in our bodies that makes it easier for us to pass stool. It also aids in preventing heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, and kidney stones. Depending on age and gender a person should be consuming anywhere from 20g-40g of fiber a day.

Answer 3

Fiber stimulates peristalsis. Without it, one is prone to constipation.

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Fibre is important to help maintain a healthy diet. Fibre helps your digestive system so you don't get constipation (when it is hard or uncomfortable to excrete)

Answer 4

When going to the bathroom, fiber is important.

Answer 5

fibre is important because we need it to lets wastes in our large intestine run out smoothly

Answer 6

to keep all of your pipes clear for things to pass through them......

Answer 7

It helps digestion so you don't get constipated.

Answer 8

It helps digest, and keep you full and flush things out. It can even help you maintain a healthy weight.

Answer 9

Fiber is very important for the body, it aids your intestines and assists in bowel regularity, Fiber also plays a role in preventing the body from diseases.