How does fiber aid my digestion?

How does fiber aid my digestion?

Susan Silberstein & Marilyn Joyce (Health and Nutrition Educator & Heath Counselor) gives expert video advice on: Why is fiber important for my health?; Which foods have the most fiber? and more...

Well basically fiber multiplies with water intake or liquid intake, to seven times its size, so that it then can do the job of moving cholesterol through your system and out, it moves nutrients through your system. Basically fiber is that ingredient that moves things. It's necessary for the movement of everything in our body, through our body and of course it's a great cleanser of the colon. That's where it does the bulk of it's work, of getting rid of all the cholesterol molecules. You know, so that they are removed in your faeces, so they are removed, they are broken down the way through the body. It is the fiber that does that job. But it needs liquid to do that. Many times people will eat high fiber foods . If you are eating fruits and vegetables not concerned, because they have a lot of water inherently in them .But if you are eating whole grains or legumes and you are not getting enough liquid, you could actually create constipation versus you know what you want, which is the cleaning out of the system; you must get enough liquid in your diet