What is fibre?
- Fibre is an
essential nutrient that our bodies need to feel good inside. Unlike others,
it’s not digested, but acts as a lubricant to help make sure everything else
is. So although it passes through the gut relatively unchanged, it’s the most
important ingredient to getting rid of what we don’t need.
Where is fibre found ?
- Fibre is
only found in plant foods. One of the main types is cereal, where it’s found in
the outer casing, or husk of the grain. The tough, fibrous parts of fruit and
vegetables (particularly in the stalk and skins) are also great sources,
whereas animal foods, such as meat, fish, milk and cheese contain very little.
What does fibre in the diet do?
- Much of the
food that we eat is digested in the stomach and small intestine, but fibre
isn’t, so passes relatively unchanged into the large intestine. Insoluble fibres act like blotting paper, soaking up water
to form a soft bulky mass, which is easier to move along the digestive tract.
How much fibre do I need to eat to
stay healthy?
- Natural wheat bran fibre contributes to faster digestive transit, which helps
to keep the body feeling good. Aim for at least 10g of natural wheat bran fibre
per day as part of a healthy balanced diet.
Vitamins
- Vitamins
have specific role to play in the natural wear and tear of the body. There are
many vitamin benefits that have a major impact on our overall health.
- Vitamins are
divided into two types: fat soluble and water soluble. Fat soluble vitamins
(vitamin A, D, E and K) are stored in the fat tissues and liver. They can
remain in the body up to six months. When the body requires these, they are
transported to the area of requirement within the body with help of special
carriers. Water soluble vitamins (B-vitamins and vitamin C) are not stored in
the body like the fat soluble ones. They travel in the blood stream and need to
be replenished everyday.
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene)
- A natural antioxidant. It belongs
to a class of pigments known as carotenoids which include the yellow, red and
orange pigments that give many vegetables and plants their coloring.
- Vitamin A
has been found to enhance immune system functions by supporting and promoting
the activities of white blood cells as well as other immune related cells. It
also helps to inhibit free radicals and their damaging effects which have been
associated with arthritis, heart disease and the development and progression of
malignant cells (cancer).
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
- A water-soluble antioxidant
essential for human health and life. It has been proven necessary for healthy
immune responses, wound healing, non-heme iron absorption (coming from grains
and vegetables), reduction in allergic responses, development of connective
tissue components such as collagen, and for the prevention of diseases. Vitamin
C has also been shown to be important for cardiovascular health, reducing free
radical production and free radical damage, and good cognitive health and
performance.
- Fibre is an essential nutrient that our bodies need to feel good inside. Unlike others, it’s not digested, but acts as a lubricant to help make sure everything else is. So although it passes through the gut relatively unchanged, it’s the most important ingredient to getting rid of what we don’t need.
- Fibre is only found in plant foods. One of the main types is cereal, where it’s found in the outer casing, or husk of the grain. The tough, fibrous parts of fruit and vegetables (particularly in the stalk and skins) are also great sources, whereas animal foods, such as meat, fish, milk and cheese contain very little.
- Much of the food that we eat is digested in the stomach and small intestine, but fibre isn’t, so passes relatively unchanged into the large intestine. Insoluble fibres act like blotting paper, soaking up water to form a soft bulky mass, which is easier to move along the digestive tract.
How much fibre do I need to eat to
stay healthy?
- Natural wheat bran fibre contributes to faster digestive transit, which helps to keep the body feeling good. Aim for at least 10g of natural wheat bran fibre per day as part of a healthy balanced diet.
- Vitamins have specific role to play in the natural wear and tear of the body. There are many vitamin benefits that have a major impact on our overall health.
- Vitamins are divided into two types: fat soluble and water soluble. Fat soluble vitamins (vitamin A, D, E and K) are stored in the fat tissues and liver. They can remain in the body up to six months. When the body requires these, they are transported to the area of requirement within the body with help of special carriers. Water soluble vitamins (B-vitamins and vitamin C) are not stored in the body like the fat soluble ones. They travel in the blood stream and need to be replenished everyday.
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene)
- A natural antioxidant. It belongs to a class of pigments known as carotenoids which include the yellow, red and orange pigments that give many vegetables and plants their coloring.
- Vitamin A has been found to enhance immune system functions by supporting and promoting the activities of white blood cells as well as other immune related cells. It also helps to inhibit free radicals and their damaging effects which have been associated with arthritis, heart disease and the development and progression of malignant cells (cancer).
- A water-soluble antioxidant essential for human health and life. It has been proven necessary for healthy immune responses, wound healing, non-heme iron absorption (coming from grains and vegetables), reduction in allergic responses, development of connective tissue components such as collagen, and for the prevention of diseases. Vitamin C has also been shown to be important for cardiovascular health, reducing free radical production and free radical damage, and good cognitive health and performance.
