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Roughage (dietary fiber) is indigestible and does not provide vitamins, calories, starches, protein or fats to your body.

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What does roughage do?

Roughage is another term for dietary fibre . e.g., Natural food, Dalia etc. It does not provide energy , but only helps in retaining water in the body.


Which food would provide the most roughage for the body?

green leafy vegetables and fruit


What constituents of food provide roughage?

carbohydrates


What is roughage and what does it do in the body?

Roughage(or fibre) is the part of the body which cannot be digested. It adds bulk to your food and helps your muscles to push it through the stomach and intestines. It keeps you intestines in good working conditions, heps your body to get rid of all undigested food. Roughage is present in all plant foods.


What happen when we don't include roughage in our body?

Constipation.


Why do the family need to eat vegetables in paragraph?

Vegetables provide vital nutrients (vitamins, minerals, starches, etc.) for the body. They also provide roughage (fibrous material that aids digestion and gastrointestinal regularity).


What are the plant materials that cannot be digested by the human body known as?

Roughage.


Why does our body need Roughage/dietary fibre?

Helps our body get rid of undigested food (movement of bowel).


Do peanuts have roughage?

does peanut have roughage.


How many calories does roughage have per gram?

It is the beauty of roughage that it has no calories in it. With no calories in the roughage, you have many advantages with roughage. Roughage saves you from cancer of colon. roughage gives you smooth motion every day. It absorbs some fatty acids with them and gives you negative calories, probably.


Is meat a good source of roughage true of false?

False. Meat is not a good source of roughage.


What Break down roughage in the large intestine?

Bacteria. Yes, but much of it can't be broken down and it is passed in the feces.