Food Supplements - Fibre

 
(also referred to as...)

Bran, Cellulose, Gum, Hemicellulose, Insoluble Fibre,
Lignin, Mucilages, Pectin, Soluble Fibre

 
Description

Found in fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, fibre is the indigestible part of all plant foods. No meat or other animal product contains fibre and it must be derived from a non-animal source.

In general, the average Western diet is lacking in sufficient fibre intake. Due to the popularity of "snow-white" bread and other white flour products, white rice, strained fruit juice, and other over-processed foods, the quantity of dietary fibre is significantly reduced. It is generally accepted that a higher level of fibre intake results in a large variety of beneficial actions in your body, including reduced susceptibility to colon cancer, promotion of proper digestive function and elimination, and improved absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream.

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