Why you need to eat fiber?

According to recent studies, the Spanish ever eat less fiber and this is leading to many cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, hypertension or to the -specifically colon cancer, one of the most common in our country. But, Why we have reduced their consumption ?. Fiber is found mainly in whole grains, legumes, vegetables (beets, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, mushrooms, etc.) and fruit (apple, orange, kiwi ...); the latter being quite rejected by the society-what causes do not reach the recommended daily fiber intake, according to newspapers-a 20- 30g.

Why you need to eat fiber?

The main functions of a fiber in our body are:

1.If we ingest water with the fiber, this will absorb water and increase in mass and thus prevent diarrhea and improve traffic.

2.Increase stool volume and speed of intestinal transit. Causes bowel movement preventing constipation.

3.In case of being overweight and want to lose weight, it is important to include in the diet as it has satiating power and help to decrease appetite.

4.It is a nutrient that acts as a sensor or other toxic substances such as cholesterol, preventing its absorption and helping your disposal. Therefore it is essential in the diet of people with high cholesterol or hypertension sufferers. And also to help remove toxic substances, shall not be accumulated in our body.

5.Moreover, as a diabetic, consumption of fiber it helps to regulate glucose levels, helping to prevent spikes "hyperglycemic"

But, despite all these benefits, it also has its drawbacks, such as:

1.On the other hand, also should be careful people who have problems in absorbing iron and calcium, as it can inhibit the absorption of these important especially in the case of women minerals.

2.It can cause bloating, ie, gas, abdominal pain sometimes quite unbearable. Or we can produce diarrhea due to excess fiber or illness. Each must assess the amount of fiber you should consume.

3.For the athlete, fiber plays an important role both favorable and desfavorabel. For one thing, it helps us to avoid constipation and diarrhea; but on the other, if we can produce bloating harm when exercising -at that before a competition we must control the use of fibrates.

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