Fiber in vegetable

Dietary fiber plays an important role in the adequate function of the gastrointestinal tract and has been advocated for improved bowel function since the early 1970s. That it improves nutrition and health is without dispute.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends:
*For women, 25grams per day under age 50 and 21 grams per day over age 50.
*For men, 38 grams per day under age 50 and 30 grams per day over age 50.

Vegetables supply dietary fiber, and fiber intake is linked to lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and obesity. Vegetables also supply vitamins and minerals to the diet and are sources of phytochemicals that function as antioxidants, phytoestrogens, and antiinflammatory agents and through other protective mechanisms.

Studies indicate that fibers from fruits and vegetables produce some of the same effects as the addition of cereals to the diet, promoting regularity through significantly increased fecal weight and decreased fecal transit time.

Foods rich in fibre have also the capacity of binding bile acids, metabolites of cholesterol, which plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of lipids in the small intestine.

The primary bile acids known as cholic and queno-deoxycholic acids are dehydrolized and converted to the secondary bile acids called deoxycholic and lithocholic acids respectively. These compounds play a decisive role in the etiology of the colon cancer.
Fiber in vegetable

Fiber in fresh vegetable juice

According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2000 a high intake of dietary fiber, particularly that of the soluble type, above the level recommended by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) improves glycemic control, decreases hyperinsulinemia, and lowers plasma lipid concentrations. Fibers serve a very useful and much needed purpose.

Fibers act as an intestinal broom. After having traveled through the stomach, the duodenum and small intestine, these fiber particles reach the colon in the form of microscopic cellulose.

Without fiber, the colon and the body as a whole, cannot be maintained in a healthy condition. Fiber slows digestion and the release of sugars into the bloodstream. Eating more fiber helps the body control blood sugar.

Water soluble fiber is the most beneficial for controlling blood sugar. Hemicellulose, mucilages, gums and pectins are all water-soluble forms of fiber, all these fibers found in fresh vegetable juice.

Soluble fiber is excellent for the digestive tract. It also helps lower blood cholesterol, stabilized blood sugar and improves good bowel bacteria.
Fiber in fresh vegetable juice

Vegetable juice can reduce blood sugar levels

Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic disease that is caused by too little insulin or a resistance to insulin.

High blood sugar can damage the tiny capillaries that bring oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from the arteries to the rest of the body.

Raw fiber carbohydrates in vegetables found better tolerated by diabetics than cooked ones, and that they help to stabilize blood sugar levels. It is a vital factor in appetite control, because it’s very low in sugar.

The sugar percentage of vegetable juice is much lower than that of fruit juice and the calorie count is up to 50 percent less, yet the juice succeeds in satisfying a sweet tooth.

Fiber slows digestion and the release of sugars into the bloodstream. Eating more fiber will help to control blood sugar. Hemicellulose, mucilages, gums, and pectins are all water-soluble forms of fiber and these are the fibers that can be found in fresh vegetable juice.

*For diabetes, a mixture of equal quantities of amla juice and bitter gourd juice taken every morning show a reduction in blood glucose levels.
Vegetable juice can reduce blood sugar levels