Friday, June 29, 2012

FIBER.



FIBER!

Indigestible carbs are called fiber. Fiber can be found in a diet full of fruit, veggies, lentils, beans and whole grains. Eating a diet high in fiber puts you at less risk for bowel cancer, diabetes, and less likely to suffer constipation (sucks).
Fiber absorbs water and by doing so it in essence bulks up your...poop, which makes it easier to pass along the digestive track. This decreases the amount of time that food waste spends inside the body and reduces risk of infection or cell changes due to carcinogens that are produced when some foods, particularly meat, degrade. For example, a frequent meat eater 3-4x+ a week with a low fiber diet can increase the gut-transit time of food from 24 to 72 hours, giving time for some putrefaction to occur, so make sure if you eat lots of meat, include fiber to the diet!

There are different kinds of fiber, some of which are portend and not carbs. Some, such as what's found in oats, are called soluble fiber and combine with sugar molecules to slow down the absorption of carbs. By doing this it helps keep the blood sugar levels balanced, so oatmeal in the morning with some protein (eggs), are awesome!!!

An idea intake of fiber is NOT LESS than 35 grams per day.

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