INSOLUBLE FIBRE SPEEDS THE PASSAGE OF WASTE By increasing the bulk of the faeces, insoluble fibre helps food waste to pass through the digestive tract quickly and easily. Eating plenty of cereals and grains not only prevents constipation, which ais associated with hacmorrhoids and an increased risk of bowel diseases, but also helps the body to remove harmful subsninces faster. Research is in progress to establish if eating more insoluble fibre and resistant starch (a carbohydrate that resists digestion) reduces the high risk of serious bowel disorders, including colon and bowel cancer, in Western countries.
Unrefined wholegrains arc important for insoluble fibre. "The outer layers that contain almost all the fibre also contain most of the vitamins and minerals. Try to eat unrefined grains and un peeled fruit and vegetables as much as possible l here is no advantage in eating very large amounts ol insoluble libre, especially in the l'orm of wheat bran. In whe bran, fibre und a substance ealled phytic acid (which becomes reduced in bread making make it onore difficult for the body to absorb linc, iron and calcium Ilom food. loo much fibre can make you feel bloated