Dietary fibre or r are plant foods that your body cannot digest. While other foods such as carbohydrates, protein and fats are digested and broken down in your body, fibre is passed through your stomach and digestive system relatively intact. However, our bodies need fibre to alleviate constipation and improve bowel health.
The recommendation for daily fibre consumption is based on a correlation between high dietary fibre intake and improved health and is about 38 and 25 grams of fibre per day for men and women respectively. However, due to poor modern diets, some individuals only consume about half of this daily intake, which may result in digestive issues.
Benefits of Consuming Fibre
Reduce constipation: One of the best-known benefits of fibre is to reduce constipation. Fibre increases the size and bulk of your stool and absorbs water from it, making it easy to pass without difficulty.
Maintain bowel health: Consuming more fibre in your diet can lower the chance of developing haemorrhoids and small pouches in your colon. A high fibre diet can also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and other colon diseases.
Feeds good bacteria: Good bacteria in our gut feeds on fibre as it enters the colon largely intact, and is converted into short-chain fatty acids. These fatty acids in turn feed cells in the colon, leading to lower gut inflammation and digestive disorders.
May help in weight loss: Certain types of fibre soak up water in the intestine, leading to the feeling of fullness. Other fibre-rich foods can also take longer to be eaten and contain fewer calories for the same amount of food, thus reducing the amount of overall food intake.
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