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- $Title{What Are the Right Foods to Get Fiber in the Diet?}
- $Subject{diet fiber benefits digestive system foods eat roughage intestinal
- disorders diverticula disease diverticulosis hiatal hernias colon cancer
- cancers blood cholesterol diabetes mellitus nutrition nutritions food diets
- dieting dietary digestion intestine intestines hiatus hernia}
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- What Are the Right Foods to Get Fiber in the Diet?
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- QUESTION: I have noticed quite a few articles lately about the importance of
- fiber in the diet, but I don't know just what this is or the right foods to
- eat to get it. Can you please clear this up for me?
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- ANSWER: Fiber is what your grandmother used to call roughage. It is found to
- varying degrees in almost all vegetables and grain foods. A diet high in
- fiber has been shown to reduce the incidence of certain intestinal disorders
- such as diverticula disease (diverticulosis) and hiatal hernias, and has been
- linked to a reduction in the risk of colon cancer. A high fiber diet also
- appears to lower blood cholesterol levels and help control diabetes. It is
- recommended that as much as 30 grams of fiber should be consumed each day.
- The best sources for fiber include whole grain (such as whole wheat or oats),
- beans, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes (with the skin), and fruits such as apples,
- apricots, and berries. Nutritional fiber can be added to the diet easily by
- switching to a high-fiber food from a lower-fiber food. Switch from white
- bread to whole-wheat bread for example, or from white rice to brown rice. Eat
- an apple instead of drinking apple juice. Beans, which supply protein as well
- as fiber, can sometimes be substituted for meats.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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