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Dietary Fibre
Dietary fibre is a substance your body needs that is found only in plants, such as fruits, vegetables, and grains. Dietary fibre is an important part of a healthy diet. Dietary fibre is made up of two main types - soluble and insoluble. Both types of fibre are important to your health and provide benefits to the digestive system.
Soluble fibre, eaten on a regular basis as part of a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet has been shown to help lower blood cholesterol. Foods high in soluble fibre include oat bran, oatmeal, beans, peas, rice bran, barley, citrus fruits, strawberries, and apple pulp.
Insoluble fibre doesn't appear to help lower blood cholesterol, but it's important for normal bowel function. Good sources of insoluble fibre include whole-wheat breads, wheat cereals, wheat bran, rye, rice, barley, most other grains, cabbage, beets, carrots, brussels sprouts, turnips, cauliflower and apple skins.
How much? Total fibre intake should be 25-35 grams a day. Many high fibre foods are good sources of other essential nutrients, and are typically low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
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