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Topic: Dietary Fiber

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  Fiber    Fiber Optic  
  Dietary Supplements    Carbon Fiber  
  Natural Fiber    Optical Fiber  
  Food and Fiber    Fiber Diet  
  Fiber Optic Light    High Fiber Diet  
  High fiber foods    Fiber optic cable w ST connector  

 
 
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The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Appearance:Muscular
Personality:Nervous
Currently has on their coffee table:Food & Wine magazine
Favorite body part(s):Heart
Favorite food(s):Vegetarian,  Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,  Fish and chips
Favorite book(s):"In the Kitchen with Rosie" by Rosie Daley
Favorite sport(s):Bodybuilding
Favorite drink(s):Milk,  Lemonade,  Orange Juice
Medical note(s):Uses laxatives,  Taking weight loss pills,  Heart attack imminent
Ultimate fantasy(s):Having severe anorexia
Worst habit(s):Drinking
Favorite quote(s):"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - A. Whitney Brown
 
 
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Dietary habits that negatively affect health include: excessive consumption of foods high in fat, saturated fat and cholesterol; low dietary intake of complex carbohydrates and fiber; and excessive calorie intake in relation to calorie expenditure.
Since dietary fiber seems to play a role in controlling blood cholesterol, and may have an effect in preventing colon cancer and improving glucose tolerance, studies with diets containing soy flour, soy concentrate or soy fiber merit special attention.
Dietary fiber consumption predicted insulin levels, weight gain and other heart disease risk factors better than did total or saturated fat consumption.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

Flax is rich in protein, fat and dietary fiber, each contributing to its overall value in the brew.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

You can subtract dietary fiber from the total carbohydrate value listed on food labels.
Dietary fiber helps a lot, especially soluble fiber.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Basic dietary (starch, protein and fiber interaction) and physiological factors that alter the partitioning of fermentative and enzymatic starch digestion and application of findings to evaluate gain and feed conversion of feedlot cattle.
 
 
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