Whats the difference between dietary fiber and soluble fiber?
dietary fiber helps move food through the digestive system and absorbs water. This kind consists of plant fiber, such as cellulose and oligosaccharides(which is found in Metabolic Drive complete).
Im not too sure what soluble fiber is off the top of my head, maybe someone else can finish what i started, this aint no way to treat the broken hearted. (sorry, vanhalen song stuck in my head)
I have never heard of it before, but the term “soluble” fiber suggests that it can be digested. This goes pretty well against the classic definition of just “fiber”. Are you sure it didn’t say “insoluble fiber” as that is an old nutritional phrase used.
Soluble fiber is the type implicated in raising HDL and lowering LDL cholesterol (particularly beta glucan, the type found in oat bran.) Other sources include flax seeds, broccoli and probably other grains and anything else that escapes me. Now someone, finish what playmaker08 started and I continued.
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The way I remember it from Nutrition 101 in college is that soluble fiber actually enters the bloodstream the way glucose does. The difference being that it isn’t used as energy. This means that there is that much less room in the blood for sugar. This is good for diabetics and for preventing diabetes as well as lots of other stuff.
If I am way off someone correct me. Though I am almost sure that the above is true.
Dietary fiber refers to both soluble and insoluble fiber.
Insoluble fiber is what gives your poo it’s shape, and acts as a water sponge. This is a good thing, making your poop pass easily through your system, and yields giant fecal anaconda’s.
Soluble fiber, as the name suggests, dissolve in water, but is not absorbed by your body. Instead, it enters your colon where the ‘good’ bacteria that live there break it down, releasing fatty acids that have a significant health benefits (improved serum lipid ratios, reduced chance of poopchute cancer, etc.)