In a world increasingly concerned with weight loss, better health, obesity prevention and life extension, it is often suggested by physicians that a large part of our diet should consist of vegetables, but have you ever wondered why?
Among the many reasons, a major role is played by dietary fibers: they consist of the indigestible portion of plants that moves through our digestive system molecularly unscathed. Dietary fibers are often made of indigestible (for humans) polysaccharides (such as cellulose), and they may also consist of other less known substances such as lignin, pectin, olugosaccharides, inulin and even waxes (derived from fats).
Did you know that American adults consume, on average, less than 45% of the daily required fiber intake? Statistical studies also indicate that our sons are even less used to eating fiber, eating an average of 25% of the daily intake.
Wrong eating habits like these contribute to the widespread cardiovascular problems and obesity, and it's a shame, because of all the healthy habits one can have, eating dietary fiber is one of the easiest and least stressful.
Dietary fiber has been shown to have several health benefits, including, but not limited to:
Improving your health can be incredibly easy when you have correct information and enough willpower: we'll put in the first, the second is up to you!
We suggest your start by reading what dietary fiber is, then move on to discovering common affordable foods rich in dietary fiber, and then putting in the effort to increase your fiber intake by at least 15 grams a day.
Our website is dedicated to giving scientifically proven, easy to read facts about dietary fiber for the general population: hopefully this will help our generation live a healthier life with the minimum effort.