Individuals with the highest
fiber intakes appear to have an approximately 30 % lower risk of cancer.
Not exact matches
It
appears that
fiber plays a complex role in regulating the healthy bacterial flora in the entire digestive tract, and supplementing with probiotics may not have the therapeutic effects without also increasing
fiber intake in some cases.
There
appears to be no relationship between the level of Dietary
Fiber intake and fermentability up to very high levels (Livesey, 1990).
However, the source of
fiber appears to be important, as cereal
fiber but not fruit or vegetable
fiber intake has been inversely associated with risk for diabetes in several studies (Salmeron et al., 1997b).
Again, as shown with whole - grain
intake and risk of CHD or diabetes, an important component of the whole grain
appears to be the
fiber content.