1) Improve intestinal flora
Activate and propagate beneficial bacteria;
Organic acids produced, inhibit the propagation of harmful bacteria
(2) Tumor suppression
Dietary fiber can shorten the time of carcinogen in intestine, reduce the contact with intestinal wall and reduce the concentration of carcinogen.
Soluble dietary fiber can delay and inhibit the digestion and absorption of sugar;
Improve the sensitivity of peripheral tissue to insulin and reduce the requirement of insulin;
It can prevent type II diabetes and control type I (insulin-dependent) less
Soluble dietary fiber can chelate cholesterol and reduce the content of LDL in blood;
Cholic acid, a metabolite of cholesterol chelated by soluble dietary fiber
Food rich in dietary fiber contains less fat;
Dietary fiber inhibited carbohydrate absorption;
Dietary fiber can combine with fatty acid to reduce the absorption of fatty acid
Dietary fiber can remove mercury, arsenic, cadmium and high concentration of copper and zinc
