by Ruth Papazian Because it causes gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable side effects, fiber may be the Rodney Dangerfield of food constituents. But with more and more research showing that a high-fiber diet may help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other serious ailments, roughage has started to get some respect. The problem is that most [...]
Tips to Eat More Whole Grain Foods
To eat more whole grains, substitute a whole-grain product for a refined product – such as eating whole-wheat bread instead of white bread or brown rice instead of white rice. It’s important to substitute the whole-grain product for the refined one, rather than adding the whole-grain product. For a change, try brown rice or whole-wheat [...]
Foods With Fiber – What Are Whole Grains?
What foods are in the grain group? Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products. Foods with fiber include grains which are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined grains. Whole grains [...]
Dietary Fiber – Best Sources
Dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk includes all edible parts of plant foods that your body is unable to digest or absorb. When included in your diet, fiber promotes good gastrointestinal tract health, it also help reduce the risk of some chronic health problems such as hemorrhoids and diverticulosis. Different types of plants [...]
Medicines that cause constipation – Constipating Drugs
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