dietary fibre

noun

1. Also called: roughage. fibrous substances in fruits and vegetables, such as the structural polymers of cell walls, consumption of which aids digestion and is believed to help prevent certain diseases

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The coatings are created from tiny core-shell particles made from the dietary fibre, inulin, and bioactive medium chain triglycerides.

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They're also high in dietary fibre, which is good for your gut health and keeps you fuller for longer.

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The authors conclude that “regular consumption of cocoa products increases dietary fibre intake and … improves bowel habits.”

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The Hadza, a population of hunter-gatherers living in Tanzania, eat 100–150 grams of dietary fibre per day, Sonnenburg says — ten times as much as a typical person in the United States.

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To identify the genes required for a specific bacterium of interest to metabolize fibre, the authors gave mice bacterial strains that were engineered to contain mutations at random sites across their genome, and fed the animals different kinds of dietary fibre.

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