It was determined that consuming enough amount of fibrous foods cause health benefits and prevent several diseases.
According to American Dietetic Association’s report, fibrous foods include carbohydrates which can’t be digested in intestine and can’t be absorbed. These prevent our body against several diseases.
Why fibrous foods are so important in our diet? Here the reasons are;
- Enough fibrous food intake prevents health disease. Studies showed that 12-33 mg daily fiber intake decrease blood pressure, cure cholesterol level, decrease inflammatory related to cardiovascular disease. Another study showed that each 10 g fiber decreases hearth attack deaths by 27%.
- Re soluble fiber decrease cholesterol level in blood. Foods which include re-soluble fiber are apple, barley, oat, bean and other legumes, fruits and vegetables. Other sources are, guar gum, xanthan gum, beet fibrous, pyrethrum and pectin.
- Insoluble fiber strengthen stomach and intestine muscles. The sources of insoluble fiber are wheat bread, brown rice and other seeds. Some foods include natural aperient. These are; honey, zucchini, rhubarb, fig, prune, raspberry, strawberry and stewed apple.
- Fibrous food help control the diabetes. Diet which is rich in fibrous foods cause blood sugar increase slowly.
- Natural fibers ferment in intestine and help absorbing important minerals such as calsium.
- Fibrous foods are filling because people body can’t take energy and chalori form fibrious foods. They include less chalori.
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