Chapter 26.1, Problem 16AYLO

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The meaning of dietary fiber; the recommended daily intake of fiber and how actual consumption varies around the world; the forms of dietary fiber; which forms are classified as soluble and insoluble fiber, and differences in the health benefits of the two classes; the detrimental effects of too much dietary fiber.

Introduction:

Nutrition is the basis of all life activities to be done by the process of metabolism. Once the raw materials are taken up by a person, it should undergo the digestive process to break up the large molecules into small biomolecules that are able to absorb by the intestinal cells. This process gives energy to all living things. Fiber is considered as the non-nutrient, although it is an essential element in dietary requirements.