### substance | fiber:

Dietary fiber
* Most dietary fiber absorbs water
  - comes from fruits, vegetables, and grains
  - consists of cellulose
* Most dietary fiber has effects
  - net effects
  - roles
  - helps constipation
* Most dietary fiber increases excretion
  - fecal n excretion
  - offers protection
* Some dietary fiber affects accumulation
  - finds in asparagus
* Some dietary fiber helps conditions
  - food
  - indigestible food
  - irritates bowels
  - fibers act as food for the bacteria
* absorbs water in the intestines to provide bulk and soften the stools
* acts as if it had zero calories and is found only in plant sources.
* appears to protect the body against some forms of cancer, particularly colorectal.
* are even longer chains of complex carbohydrates
  - found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains
  - structural components of plants
* can act in several ways to lower cancer risk, including helping with weight control
  - also helpful in reducing the amount of harmful fats in the blood
  - vary greatly in other ways
* carbohydrate found in leaves, skins, roots, and seeds
  - that is incompletely absorbed in humans and in some animals
* comes from plant sources, such as fruits and vegetables.
* comes in two forms, soluble and insoluble
  - varieties, water soluble and water insoluble
* comes only from plant products
  - two types-soluble and insoluble
* contains soluble and insoluble compounds
  - substrates
* has distinct physicochemical properties
  - important benefits in nutrition and health
  - many parts that plants have , and is eaten in plant foods
  - numerous health benefits
* helps a lot, especially soluble fiber
  - balance blood sugar and promotes the effectiveness of insulin
  - bind indigestible food together and normalize bowel movements
  - in promoting the feeling of satiety and is beneficial for obese people
  - prevent constipation, a frequent problem for American children
  - to absorb water or remove waste from the body
* improves all aspects of colon function.
* includes both cereal and vegetable fiber
  - polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin, and associated plant substances
  - substances like cellulose , wax and lignin , among others
* increases fecal n excretion
* is an important part of our diet
  - classified as insoluble or soluble and both types have notable effects in the body
  - derived only from plants
* is found in an assortment of plant foods
* is found in vegetables, fruits, beans, peas and grains
  - legumes, fruit and whole-grain cereals, nuts and seeds
  - whole grains, several types of vegetables, and certain fruits
* is found only in foods that come from plants
  - plant foods and occurs in differing amounts and combinations
  - plant-based foods
  - plants foods - fruits, nuts, grains, and vegetables
* is important in the prevention of colon cancer
  - to good health
  - indigestible by humans
  - key for promoting regularity in children
  - known to decrease intestinal transit time
  - made up of complex carbohydrates that humans lack the enzymes to digest
  - optimal and can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grain
  - plant material that is resistant to animal digestive enzymes
* is the name given collectively to undigestible carbohydrates present in food
  - non-digestible or partially digestible materials found in plant cells
  - part of a plant that is resistant to the body's digestive enzymes
* lowers blood cholesterol, which reduces the risk of heart disease.
* makes stools soft and prevents constipation.
* more accurate measure of the amount of undigestible fiber in foods.
* needs to be added slowly to avoid problems with intestinal gas.
* plays an important role in weight management.
* promotes weight loss by helping to block the body's digestion of fat and proteins.
* provides a feeling of fullness and adds bulk in the diet.
* provides bulk in the diet, which encourages regular elimination of wastes
  - to the diet, which stimulates regular elimination from the bowel
* refers to the combined fiber in food.
* safe, natural laxative that can be taken long-term without danger.
* type of complex carbohydrate that is almost totally indigestible.
+ Tofu, Nutrition: Foods
  * Tofu is rich in textured vegetable protein. Calorie is relatively low. Dietary fiber is a little for process. More and more American and European use it as health food.
  * Dietary fiber helps to absorb water or remove waste from the body. Dietary fiber has many parts that plants have, and  is eaten in plant foods.