DIETARY FIBER BENEFITS:
- Decrease constipation
- Feed good gut bacteria
- Decrease symptomatic osteoarthritis (specifically joint pain)
- Decrease cardiovascular disease mortality
- Decrease cancer mortality
- Improve cholesterol
- Improve immune function
- Improve blood sugar control
- Decrease strain-induced strokes (brain bleeds)
- Makes you feel “light as a feather” (just a personal observation)!
WHOLE FOOD FIBER SOURCES:
- fruits and leafy vegetables have some
- root veggies have more
- legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas, lentils, whole grains) have the most