Fiber and Dietary Fiber
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WHAT ARE OTHER DEFINITIONS OF FIBER?
Fiber is also used to refer to:
1. The part of a nerve cell that is responsible for sending impulses and is surrounded by cells known as Schwann cells or by a supportive substance known as glia. A good example of nerve fibers would be a delta fibers and c fibers.
2. Flexible, threadlike objects found outside of cells. An example would be connective fibers found in tissues of the body.
3. Long cells, such as muscle cells.
4. A thin thread or thin, flexible threadlike object.
WHAT ELSE IS DIETARY FIBER KNOWN AS?
Dietary fiber is also known as fiber, bulk, and roughage.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “FIBER?”
Fiber is also written as fibre. Fiber comes from the Latin word “fibra” meaning “thread.”
Fiber is also used to refer to:
1. The part of a nerve cell that is responsible for sending impulses and is surrounded by cells known as Schwann cells or by a supportive substance known as glia. A good example of nerve fibers would be a delta fibers and c fibers.
2. Flexible, threadlike objects found outside of cells. An example would be connective fibers found in tissues of the body.
3. Long cells, such as muscle cells.
4. A thin thread or thin, flexible threadlike object.
WHAT ELSE IS DIETARY FIBER KNOWN AS?
Dietary fiber is also known as fiber, bulk, and roughage.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “FIBER?”
Fiber is also written as fibre. Fiber comes from the Latin word “fibra” meaning “thread.”
WHAT FOODS ARE GOOD SOURCES OF DIETARY FIBER?
Dietary fiber can be found in leafy green vegetables, such as cabbage, lettuce, spinach, celery, salads, carrots, turnips, and potatoes. It can also be found in raw and cooked fruits, cereals, peas, beans, and whole-grain foods. Over the counter products are available that provide an extra source of fiber to the diet. Metamucil, Citrucel, and FiberCon are examples of such products.
WHAT IS DIETARY FIBER MADE OF?
The main substances that make up dietary fiber are gums and pectin (thick, jelly-like substances found in fruits and vegetables), as well as lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. The last three substances form the main structure of plant cell walls. These five substances provide a plant with a structure that is partially rigid, yet stable.
Dietary fiber can be found in leafy green vegetables, such as cabbage, lettuce, spinach, celery, salads, carrots, turnips, and potatoes. It can also be found in raw and cooked fruits, cereals, peas, beans, and whole-grain foods. Over the counter products are available that provide an extra source of fiber to the diet. Metamucil, Citrucel, and FiberCon are examples of such products.
WHAT IS DIETARY FIBER MADE OF?
The main substances that make up dietary fiber are gums and pectin (thick, jelly-like substances found in fruits and vegetables), as well as lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. The last three substances form the main structure of plant cell walls. These five substances provide a plant with a structure that is partially rigid, yet stable.
DIETARY FIBER
Fiber (sometimes writer as fibre) has several meanings in the field of medicine but is most commonly used to refer to dietary fiber. Dietary fiber is a term for chemical substances in the cells of plants that cannot be digested by the human body. Each of the different types of dietary fiber has different effects on functions of the digestive tract, such as water absorption, and fat metabolism. Metabolism is a chemical process in the body by which food is broken down and changed to energy.
WHY CAN'T THE HUMAN BODY DIGEST DIETARY FIBER?
Dietary fiber cannot be digested by humans because they lack the necessary enzymes (proteins that help produce chemical reactions). More specifically, dietary fiber is resistant to hydrolysis. Hydrolysis is a process in which a substance is broken down by splitting its bond and adding water to it. Since dietary fiber cannot be digested, it passes through the body virtually unchanged and cannot be used as an energy source. Although humans cannot digest dietary fiber, some of it is broken down by bacteria to produce gas and acids.
Fiber (sometimes writer as fibre) has several meanings in the field of medicine but is most commonly used to refer to dietary fiber. Dietary fiber is a term for chemical substances in the cells of plants that cannot be digested by the human body. Each of the different types of dietary fiber has different effects on functions of the digestive tract, such as water absorption, and fat metabolism. Metabolism is a chemical process in the body by which food is broken down and changed to energy.
WHY CAN'T THE HUMAN BODY DIGEST DIETARY FIBER?
Dietary fiber cannot be digested by humans because they lack the necessary enzymes (proteins that help produce chemical reactions). More specifically, dietary fiber is resistant to hydrolysis. Hydrolysis is a process in which a substance is broken down by splitting its bond and adding water to it. Since dietary fiber cannot be digested, it passes through the body virtually unchanged and cannot be used as an energy source. Although humans cannot digest dietary fiber, some of it is broken down by bacteria to produce gas and acids.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF EATING FOODS WITH DIETARY FIBER?
Dietary fiber adds bulk (mass) to the diet and helps prevent disease of the intestine (e.g., colon). The intestine is a tube shaped structure that is part of the digestive tract. It is divided into the small and large intestine. Fiber also decreases the amount of pressure in the colon. The colon is the major part of the large intestine. Dietary fiber also helps prevent constipation (difficulty pooping) because it helps move the intestine, which, in turn, helps move poop out of the body. Dietary fiber also helps prevent constipation by adding bulk to the feces by removing water from it. By making the poop larger, dietary fiber helps it move through the intestines more easily. To keep the bowel healthy, a person should eat several servings of dietary fiber each day.
Dietary fiber adds bulk (mass) to the diet and helps prevent disease of the intestine (e.g., colon). The intestine is a tube shaped structure that is part of the digestive tract. It is divided into the small and large intestine. Fiber also decreases the amount of pressure in the colon. The colon is the major part of the large intestine. Dietary fiber also helps prevent constipation (difficulty pooping) because it helps move the intestine, which, in turn, helps move poop out of the body. Dietary fiber also helps prevent constipation by adding bulk to the feces by removing water from it. By making the poop larger, dietary fiber helps it move through the intestines more easily. To keep the bowel healthy, a person should eat several servings of dietary fiber each day.