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As I say before fibers can be found in natural sources as: fruits, whole cereals, vegetables (peas, soy, beans) etc. Such a diet is cheaper, safer and healthier.
Perhaps you wonder if animal origin foods contain fibers. The answer is...NO!
Meat and milky products represent 40% of modern human diet, the remaining 60% being composed of refined foods, fats extracted from animal products, vegetables and sugar based foods.
Such a diet is low in fibers - 15-20 grams; an ideal diet contains 50-70g fibers.
Fibers aren't a medicine. Isn't enough to take a pill of fibers or sprinkle them on concentrated foods.
We should take a bottle full of fiber s pills to obtain something what can be obtained easily by eating whole grains.
Fibers can be obtain from natural sources as:
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Fibers have a beneficial action in obesity. In a diet, fibers have decrease blood glucose level, as well as the secretion of insulin, which is responsible for the formation of fat reserves.
Fibers content of cereal products:
whole bread: contain 13 g of fibers;
unsifted flour: contain 19 g of fibers;
white rice: 1 g of fibers.
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