This is how Wikipedia defines a dietary fibre in the following way:
Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components:
Soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fibre that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and
Insoluble fibre that is metabolically inert, absorbing water as it moves through the digestive system, easing defecation.
Living on a diet rich in fibre can help you reap rich rewards. It reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, cancers and obesity, checks constipation, colitis and colon cancer and even haemorrhoids. An adult's recommended daily intake of fibre is 25-30gm.
Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components:
Soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fibre that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and
Insoluble fibre that is metabolically inert, absorbing water as it moves through the digestive system, easing defecation.
Living on a diet rich in fibre can help you reap rich rewards. It reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, cancers and obesity, checks constipation, colitis and colon cancer and even haemorrhoids. An adult's recommended daily intake of fibre is 25-30gm.
