The dietary fiber you need for better health.- By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com The socioeconomic crisis in Sri Lanka has enabled the people to go on a plant-based diet and become healthier as a nation, as meat and fish are out of reach of the common person. Dietary fibre is that part of plant material in the diet which is resistant to enzymatic digestion and includes cellulose, noncellulosic polysaccharides such as hemicellulose, pectic substances, gums, mucilages, and non-carbohydrate component lignin. Fibre is found in Carbs. Now what is fiber? Dietary fibre is found in wholegrain cereals and fruit and vegetables. Fibre is made up of the indigestible parts or compounds of plants, which pass relatively unchanged through our https://youtu.be/a0Dc3WAiJ2s Website: www.Doctorharold.com stomach and intestines. Fibre is mainly a carbohydrate. The main role of fibre is to keep the digestive system healthy. High protein-containing foods also have high fiber. Lentils ...

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    Dietary Fibre – By Harold Gunatillake Let’s talk about dietary fibre, today. Did you know that plants are held erect from its fibre content? So, all dietary fibre seems to come from plants and pulses, nuts, seeds and fruits of such plants. Same plant fibre is used for coarse textiles, and the cotton shirts you wear. Dietary fibre or roughage is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes.The carbs you eat containing starch and polysaccharides from plants and roots, in simple and complex forms, is your main source of energy. These carbs are digested through pancreatic enzyme called amylase and absorbed through your gut for energy as glucose and fructose. Although it’s best to get fibre from food sources, fibre supplements can also help you get the daily fibre you need. Examples include psyllium and methylcellulose. Increase your fibre intake ...

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