What is dietary fiber? Dietary fiber is a kind of fiber in plant food and cannot be absorbed by digestive enzymes in the intestine. Although these fibers can not be digested and absorbed by the intestine, they can protect the digestive tract, promote the discharge of other foods in the digestive tract, and affect the metabolism and immunity of the human body. For some obese patients, the effect is more obvious. At present, dietary fiber is divided into coarse fiber and fine fiber. Coarse fiber can increase the volume of feces and prevent feces, while fine fiber can lead to high cholesterol.
Who can eat more dietary fiber? If you have chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and constipation, you can eat more dietary fiber, but people with weak digestive ability had better avoid eating dietary fiber, otherwise problems may arise. People who need to lose weight, sedentary people who like to eat greasy food or fried food, people with intestinal discomfort and constipation can eat more dietary fiber to help promote gastrointestinal peristalsis.
Finally, there are a lot of dietary fiber in vegetables, and their nutritional value is also high, but each different vegetable will have different effects. Specific needs are selected according to personal circumstances. In a word, eating more dietary fiber is very beneficial to human health.