Fiber is found in whole, unrefined plant foods (such as beans, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables). While fruits and vegetables contain fiber, many of them are also made up of about 90% water. Therefore, the fiber superstars are legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils), as well as whole grains. This is one of the reasons legumes and whole grains are emphasized on the Daily Dozen checklist.
If you eat some whole grain barley for supper, by the next morning your good gut bacteria are having it for breakfast, releasing butyrate into our bloodstream—a compound that seems to exert broad anti-inflammatory activities, which could help explain why significant decreases in the prevalence of inflammation are associated with increasing dietary fiber intakes. Fiber may also help improve cholesterol, immune function, blood sugar control, and more.
Watch the video "Is Fiber an Effective Anti-Inflammatory?" to learn more:
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