What is dietary fiber?

#165 Fiber. Dietary Fiber. Fiber optic internet. We all probably know that fiber is good for you, good for digestion etc. But why? Also what is fiber really? Why do some foods have it and others don't? Is it actually helpful for digestion? If so, why? Let's find out!References from this episodehttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf101021shttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234933/#:~:text=Dietary%20fibers%20a%20are%20mainly,fiber%20in%20plant%20cell%20walls.https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/getauthorversionpdf/C5FO00950Bhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6627181/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814603005314https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2005.00481.xhttps://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nutrition-food-safety-health/dietary-fiber-9-333/https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/print-publications/t/dietary-fiber-t-3138.pdfhttps://extension.usu.edu/archive/is-all-dietary-fiber-the-samehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9226567/https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/lignin/3007765.articlehttps://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-grants-citizen-petition-acacia-gum-arabic-dietary-fiberThanks to our monthly supporters

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