Dietary fibres

WHY SHOULD WE USE FIBER IN OUR DIET? All around the world, people are talking about using fiber in their diet and its benefits. Almost all nutritionists agree on the i mportance of dietary fibers. But what is fiber and Why is it so good for us? What is fiber? Dietary fiber is a term that is used for plant-based carbohydrates that, unlike other carbohydrates (such as sugars and starch), are not digested in the small intestine and so reaches the large intestine or colon. W hat most people don’t know, is that fibers have different types each of which have different results for our body. How does fiber benefit health? 1- fibers can be a food source for the gut bacteria also called microbiome. Microbiome has important roles in our body including control of epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation, production of essential mucosal nutrients, such as short-chain fatty acids and amino acids and ...