Top 10 health benefits of fiber
(NaturalNews) Dietary fiber provides numerous benefits to the human body. The top ten benefits include keeping the heart healthy, cancer prevention, it lowers cholesterol, prevents gallstones and kidney stones, promotes healthy skin, prevents stroke, aids in weight management, regulates bowels, increases energy, and it may affect the course of diabetes.
1) Your heart.
Studies have shown that high fiber intake, 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, may prevent heart disease.
2) Cancer Prevention.
Studies have shown that fiber increases how quickly food is passed through the digestive tract, which may protect against some types of cancer. Namely, colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and uterine cancer.