It satisfies our appetites by giving us a feeling of fullness and thus helps to reduce our caloric intake. Fiber helps to prevent the recycling of liver bile. The major ingredient for the manufacture of new bile is cholesterol. Some of this needed cholesterol is taken from the blood stream, thus helping lower blood cholesterol. Fiber shortens the elimination cycle reducing the chance for certain body chemicals to become carcinogenic.
Fiber helps prevents constipation and hemorrhoids by retaining water in the stool.
It helps clean and sweep the digestive tract of unwanted compounds. Juicing has become the latest 'fad' in obtaining nutritional essence from fruits and vegetables. Reducing these foods to their juice form enables us to consume larger amounts of fresh whole fruits and vegetables. Millions of people bought expensive juicers that are now gathering dust on shelves. Juicing takes a serious time commitment to purchase and prepare fruits and vegetables.