What is dietary fibre?

Typical deficiencies in the modern diet are fibre, protein and nutrients. Excesses in the diet include carbohydrates, sugars, saturated fats and salt. See how little fibre there is in many breakfast cereals, for example

What is fibre?
Fibre is the indigestible carbohydrate residue found in foods.
There are two types: soluble or insoluble. Soluble is soft and mushy – for instance beans and porridge; insoluble is hard and coarse, such as wheat bran.

Which foods are high in dietary fibre?
Natural foods are usually high in fibre, i.e. whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruit and vegetables.

What happens to fibre in the body?
It passes through the stomach into the digestive tract and on to the large bowel intact where it absorbs water and other waste materials, then is passes as stool.

What are the benefits of fibre for the body?
Fibre obtained from natural sources such as fruit and vegetables sources helps to slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood, which in turn help to maintain energy levels. It also increases the speed at which foods pass through the digestive system, which creates a healthier environment and increases the production of intestinal bacteria, producing the softer stool.

What is the recommended daily amount?
For optimum performance, between 25 and 35 grams is recommended. At present, the amount consumed in the typical European diet is just 12-17 grams.

What happens if not enough fibre is consumed?
Our body is dependent on a good supply of fibre to help with the digestive process and the elimination of waste products from the food we eat. Unfortunately, our modern diet contains a high proportion of highly-processed and often fibre-deficient foods. This lack of fibre hampers the effectiveness of the digestive tract rendering it less efficient in the waste elimination process. Research suggests that this lack of fibre in the diet is the root cause of several digestive related problems.

Fibre Supplements:

How can Fibre and Herb tablets help?
The unique blend of active fibre and specially selected herbs in the Herbalife Fibre and Herb tablets help top up the body’s requirements for fibre. Maintaining and adequate fibre intakes can assists the body’s potential to eliminate wastes locked away in fat deposits, and may help to prevent further build-ups of fat deposits.

The added bonus of Herbalife Fibre and Herb tablets.
When taken as part of weight control programme, Fibre and Herb tablets may help you to resist snacking between meals.

Weight Control
When on a weight management program, it is possible that you will not always consume enough fibre-rich foods. Fibre and herb is especially designed to aid safe and effective weight control, by providing an increased amount of dietary fibre which reduces the amount of time food stays in the body; and so assists in the removal of toxins and wastes.

Herbalife Shapeworks Fibre and Herb tablets combine oat bran and selected herbs, which work together to help encourage the efficient elimination of wastes products from the food we eat. A ‘cleanser’ digestive system can function more effectively, and also help to ensure better absorption of essential nutrients from our food.

More details on Fibre and Herb Tablets

Additionals Sources of Fibre:

Formula  1 will provide an additional 2.5 g  fibre per shake. And many of the protein smoothie recipes contain fruit. And the Roasted Soy Nuts contain 5.3g of fibre.

New Healthy Meal Bars contain 8g of fibre per bar.

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Article by Herbal Vitality