Why is fiber lurking in the shadows?
- Khosro
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 16, 2022
Fiber is one of the best-studied ingredients in our diet. It is also by far the most health-giving ingredient.
As described in the book, fiber shows a strong correlation with significant reduction in all-cause-mortality (and linked to that a significant reduction in the risk of suffering from a range of big diseases (e.g., cardiovascular, cancer). (i) What makes the case that this is not just a spurious correlation and likely a causation, is that the effect is concentration dependent. In other words the more fiber we eat the higher the positive impact.
At a recent fruit industry conference that I attended, I was stunned by how much attention phytonutrients such as polyphenols are getting and how fiber is just a passing thought. Why is it that no one sees the elephant in the room?
The answer in my mind is simple: Specific polyphenols (e.g., grapeseed polyphenols) can and are patented, whereas fiber is much harder to patent as it appears that most fibers have about the same level and range of benefits
(i) There are many meta-analyses on the benefits of fiber, here are just two: Impact on all-cause mortality: Veronese N, Solmi M, Caruso MG, Giannelli G, Osella AR, Evangelou E, Maggi S, Fontana L, Stubbs B, Tzoulaki I. Dietary fiber and health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Mar 1;107(3):436-444; Impact on Cardiovascular disease: McRae MP. Dietary Fiber Is Beneficial for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses. J Chiropr Med. 2017;16(4):289-299.
The article about fiber was interesting because it explained how simple parts of our diet can have a big impact on health. I used write my assignment when I needed help organising my thoughts for a project, and it helped me present my ideas more clearly. I liked how the article encouraged people to look beyond popular trends and focus on proven benefits. Small daily choices can make a big difference in long-term wellbeing.
Most people spend remarkably little time thinking about their feet until something goes wrong. We lace up our shoes each morning, walk thousands of steps over the course of a day, orthotic therapy and rarely pause to consider the complex network of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments working together beneath us.
Я впечатлен вашей статьей. Я думаю что многе из нас находятся в зоне риска. Одной из причин устойчивого интереса к онлайн казино остается возможность самостоятельно определять формат участия. Пользователи не хотят чувствовать ограничения или необходимость следовать одному стилю взаимодействия. Намного важнее иметь выбор и возможность менять сценарий в зависимости от ситуации.
I really enjoyed this take on fiber the way you explain its hidden benefits makes something we all overlook suddenly interesting and actually worth paying attention to. I was reading it during a hectic study week, and honestly, there were moments I joked I need someone could do my online finance class just to free up a bit of headspace and really absorb helpful posts like this without feeling rushed.
I enjoyed reading your post about why fiber often gets overlooked even though it’s such an important part of a healthy diet, especially how it affects digestion, blood sugar, cholesterol, and overall gut health. When I had a big week of classes last term, I even had to pay someone to complete my computer course work so I could catch up on assignments and still eat better, and that taught me how small choices add up. Your article made me think about how easy it is to miss simple nutrients like fiber despite how good they are for our bodies.