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dietary fiber
(redirected from High fibre)

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dietary fiber [¦dī·ə‚ter·ē ′fī·bər]
(food engineering)
The plant-cell-wall polysaccharides and lignin in a food or food ingredient that are not broken down by the digestive enzymes of animals and humans.


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A high fibre diet has a great impact on weight loss, studies have shown that majority of people who are overweight have diets low in foods containing fibre.
One group was fed a high protein diet; one group was fed a high fibre diet and a third group was fed a control diet.
We all know a high fibre diet is good for our digestive systems.
 
 
 
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