NPR reports that a recent review of studies on fiber-rich diets found links to lower risk for major health problems like obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
When it comes to the tapestry of health, consider fiber an essential thread that weaves its benefits throughout your body.
Fodor also notes that since it’s a type of carbohydrate that the body cannot digest, it passes relatively intact through the digestive system. She has a master’s degree in nutrition from Case Western Reserve University and other accolades and certifications.Fiber plays an important role when it comes to weight maintenance and management, satiety and feeling fullness, said Palmisano; it connects to so many processes in the body.
There are many fiber sources that can assist you in meeting your daily intake goals. Choose your favorite foods that are high in fiber and begin adding more of them, and a variety of them, into your diet. Constipation is caused by “excessively slow movements of the undigested food residue” through a person’s large colon, said Dr. Joan Salge Blake, a registered dietitian nutritionist and nutrition professor at Boston University.
“Insoluble fiber add bulk to stool which helps it move throughout the digestive tract. Soluble fiber soften the stool into a gel-like substance making it easier to pass,” she said. The secret to a long, healthy life found in centenarians’ blood: study “Beans are also a good source of protein, so you get ‘two for the price of one’ when you add them to your diet.”Palmisano says a high-fiber category of food that is overlooked is nuts and seeds. She recommends chia and flax seeds, which continue 8–10 grams of fiber per serving.
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