what does fiber do to your body?

Answer 1

There are twp types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and decreases cholesterol and blood pressure. Insoluble fiber helps to regulate your bowel movements and keeps your GI tract healthy. It also helps to alleviate constipation.

Answer 2

Fiber helps the body in many ways:

Relieving constipation and hemorrhoids

Preventing certain diseases:
Heart disease. Evidence is now growing to support the notion that foods containing soluble fiber (such as oats, rye barley, and beans) can have a positive influence on cholesterol, triglycerides, and other particles in the blood that affect the development of heart disease. Some fruits and vegetables (such as citrus fruits and carrots) have been shown to have the same effect.

Cancer. The passage of food through the body is speeded up when fiber is eaten. Some experts believe this may prevent harmful substances found in some foods from affecting the colon and may protect against colon cancer. (However, a recent study conducted by Harvard University concluded that eating high-fiber food did not appear to protect people from colon cancer.) Other types of cancer that are linked with overnutrition and may be prevented by a fiber-rich diet include breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine cancer.

Diabetes. Adding fiber to the diet helps regulate blood sugar levels, which is important in avoiding diabetes. In addition, some people with diabetes can achieve a significant reduction in their blood sugar levels and may find they can reduce their medication.

Diverticular disease. Diverticular disease is a condition in which small pouches, called diverticula, develop in the wall of the colon. In a small percentage of people, these diverticula become inflamed or infected, a condition known as diverticulitis. Diverticular disease can cause pain, diarrhea, constipation, and other problems.

Gallstones and kidney stones. Rapid digestion leads to a rapid release of glucose (sugar) into the bloodstream. To cope with this, the body has to release large amounts of insulin into the bloodstream, and this can make a person more likely to develop gallstones and kidney stones (in addition to diabetes and high cholesterol).


Keeping weight under control

Answer 3

What we call fiber is actually cellulose. Cellulose is what makes the difference between plant cells and animal cells. Plant cell have a cell wall that the cell membrane fit inside. Animal cells lack the cell wall. The cell wall is somewhat rigid and gives strength to the plant since they do not have bones. The human body is not capable of digesting cellulose or "fiber" and therefore it is expelled from the body taking while also "scrubbing our digestive system of things which aren't as willing to leave as the cellulose. In simple terms fiber is natures scrubbin bubbles for our insides.

Answer 4

Fiber prevents you from constipation.

Answer 5

It's kind of like a purifying agent. Fiber makes you poop more basically.

Answer 6

Fibre functions same as in us as it does in plants .It provides rigidity to our muscles and togather whole body . As eg. MUSCLE FIBRE present above our wrist and elbow helps in increasing our capability of doing work by our hands.now it is clear for you that a person who is going to gym continiously for 6 months the change u see on his body is nothing else but MUSCLE FIBRE.

Answer 7

As far as I know, it acts like RotoRooter to keep your digestive system clear and healthy. You need to drink lots of water with it to help it go through comfortably, too.

Answer 8

stimulates mucus production in the lower intestine, leading to regulated defecation and consolidated stools

Answer 9

It helps digest food simply because it cannot be digested since it is bulky.

Answer 10

Clean ur colon.