Dietary
fiber provides numerous benefits to the human body. The top ten
benefits include keeping the heart healthy, cancer prevention, it lowers
cholesterol, prevents gallstones and kidney stones, promotes healthy
skin, prevents stroke, aids in weight management, regulates bowels,
increases energy, and it may affect the course of diabetes.
Check the top benefits of dietary fiber:
1) Your heart.
Studies have shown that high fiber intake, 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, may prevent heart disease.
2) Cancer Prevention.
Studies
have shown that fiber increases how quickly food is passed through the
digestive tract, which may protect against some types of cancer.
Namely, colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and uterine cancer.
3) Lowering Cholesterol.
Fiber
binds with cholesterol during digestion and prevents it from being
absorbed and clogging the arteries. This lowers bad cholesterol (LDL's)
in the blood.
4) Gallstones and Kidney Stone Prevention.
Fiber
is known to prevent large amounts of insulin from entering the
bloodstream during digestion, which is a leading contributor to the
creation of gallstones and kidney stones.
5) Promoting Healthy Skin.
Fiber
is essential in ridding the body of toxins which directly affects the
health of your skin. By ingesting roughage, such as leafy vegetables,
fiber binds with cholesterol and its rough texture helps rid your
intestines of toxic material that could otherwise be left behind. Toxins
can affect the entire body, but is most obvious in the skin. Healthy
skin is the result of good blood flow when toxins are cleared from your
system.
6) Preventing Stroke.
Studies show that increasing
fiber
in the diet lowers the risk of stroke. According to the American Heart
Association, a total of 25 grams of fiber should be consumed each day.
Fiber can be found in produce (fruits and vegetables and whole grains).
7) Weight Management.
With
proper nutrition, hunger can be regulated and slowed. Eating whole
grains with more fruits and vegetables causes the body to feel full
quickly. By introducing more fiber into the
diet, hunger is regulated naturally and prevents obesity.
8) Regulates Bowels.
The
carcinogens in the intestine bind to the fiber, creating bulk to the
stool, which keeps waste moving properly through the digestive tract. By
incorporating fiber into the daily diet, constipation may be prevented
in addition to hemorrhoids. Without leaving residue as waste passes
through the intestine, the flow of fiber helps to lessen the risk of
colon cancer, as well as regulating bowel movements.
9) Increases Energy?
Some
foods and dietary supplements tout fiber as an energy source. This is a
myth. Fiber is a form of indigestable carbohydrates that derive from
foods such as grains. There are no calories and fiber does not produce
energy on its own.
10) Helps with Diabetes.
Fruits
and vegetables help regulate blood sugar, which is the key in
preventing diabetes. For people who live with the condition, fiber can
alter the recommended dosage of medication (insulin).
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