2. DIETARY FIBER
THE UNAVAILABLE OR INDIGESTIBLE
CARBOHYDRATE IN THE DIET IS
CALLED DIETARY FIBER.
3. DIETARY FIBER IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
THE NORMAL MOTILITY OF GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT.
4. HIGH INCIDENCE OF COLON CANCERS IS IN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LOW INCIDENCE OF THE SAME IN VEGETARIAN
POPULATION LIKE INDIANS, POINTED TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF DIETARY FIBER.
5.
6. DIET RICH IN FIBER
IMPROVES BOWEL MOTILITY, PREVENTS
CONSTIPATION
DECREASES REABSORPTION OF BILE ACIDS THUS
LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
IMPROVES GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
7. THE BENEFICIAL EFFECT IS MORE WITH
SOLUBLE FIBER PRESENT IN VEGETABLES
ONLY A DIET HAVING PLENTY OF VEGETABLES
AND GREEN LEAVES WILL HAVE THE DESIRED
EFFECT
9. THE INCLUSION OF FIBER RICH FOOD IN
WEIGHT REDUCING DIETS IS FOUND TO BE
HELPFUL
SINCE IT PROVIDES A FEELING OF FULLNESS
WITHOUT CONSUMPTION OF EXCESS CALORIES
