Fiber
Only three things are truly zero-calorie: air, water and insoluble fiber. Fiber is the most beneficial compound adults are looking for, according to research conducted by the International Food Information Council.
In 2005, fiber's fortunes were fired up when the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.gov recommended that adults consume more fiber-rich foods, such as fruits, vegetables,and whole grains. The U.S. Institute of Medicine recommended 19 to 38g of fiber per day, depending on age and gender, with at least three daily servings of whole-grain foods. However, the average American consumes only about 14g of dietary fiber per day. The 2010 guidelines were not released by press time, but fiber is already a known commodity, and formulators are busy integrating both soluble and insoluble forms into a variety of food formats.
Health claims are allowed for oat (cholesterol reduction), barley (heart disease) and psyllium (heart disease). Dietary fiber is also known to reduce post-meal blood-sugar levels. Moreover, water-soluble fibers, such as psyllium, moderate post-meal glucose and insulin concentrations in noninsulin dependent diabetic patients, if taken with meals, and also can reduce body weight and hypertension.20
"There is no doubt that the amount of fiber in a diet controls the amount of bulk, controls transit time, and determines whether the individual will suffer from chronic constipation," explained Abram Hoffer, MD, Ph.D., and Andrew Saul, Ph.D., in Orthomolecular Medicine For Everyone (Basic Health Publications, 2008). "People on food that is high in fiber have a very low rate of bowel cancer. With a long transit time, it is more likely that carcinogenic chemicals will be formed."
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