Fiber

People who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amounts of fiber, according to a new National Institutes of Health study. Fiber, found in whole grains, beans, nuts, vegetables and fruits aids...

An apple a day may keep the doctor away but according to a group of Australian researchers, a fiber-rich diet could hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay. Scientists at Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research say that fiber boosts the immune system so it can...

Most people can tell you that they should be eating fiber, but few actually know what fiber is.  While there are many definitions of dietary fiber, there is general agreement that fiber includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant materials that are not digested in the small intestine but instead...