Definitions for "Insoluble Fiber"
See Dietary Fiber.
Insoluble fiber is found in cereals, grains (especially unrefined wholegrains). Insoluble fiber has the ability to bind water, and this increases the bulk of the faeces, and helping food waste pass through the digestive tract faster and easier. This is very beneficial to the bowels. Insoluble fiber prevents constipation, which is associated with haemorrhoids and an increased risk of bowel disease (including colon and bowel cancer).
Better known as roughage, is undigested plant material that does not dissolve in water, but adds bulk to the stool to ease it out of the digestive tract.