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Topic: Food and Fiber

Related:
  Food    Fiber  
  High fiber foods    Fiber Optic  
  Health Food    Food Diet  
  Food and Drink    Food and Beverage  
  Food Industry    Best Food  
  Dog Food    Food Service  

 
 
 Vital Stats
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
Dream job(s):Farmer
Favorite activity(s):Gardening
Favorite food(s):Vegetarian,  Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,  Rations
Favorite sport(s):Bodybuilding
Favorite drink(s):Milk,  Orange Juice,  Lemonade
Medical note(s):Uses laxatives,  Taking weight loss pills
Ultimate fantasy(s):Having severe anorexia
Worst habit(s):Drinking
Membership(s):Greenpeace
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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John Fielding,
CEO

Digesting fiber foods produces gas, so rumbles increase.
Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Fiber-rich foods are believed to lower serum cholesterol, aid in bowel regularity, help keep calorie intake down, and decrease the risk of developing certain forms of cancer.
Nutrient rich foods should make of the majority of fiber intake, but fiber supplements may be needed to give some people the boost needed to up their overall fiber intake.
Fiber, and foods high in fiber and complex carbs, block any new fat you eat and prevent it from being absorbed into your fat cells.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

Dietary fiber is found in a wide variety of plant foods, including whole grain breads and cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, and nuts.
Foods that are high in soluble fiber include fruits, vegetables, oat bran, barley and some beans.
Plant lignans are soluble and insoluble fibers found in high fiber foods such as flaxseed.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Plant foods are also the unique sources of fiber, and they provide an abundance of antioxidant compounds, whose role in diet and health is under active investigation.
These foods not only provide essential vitamins and minerals for energy, but are our only source of fiber.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Fiber is the part of the plant foods that cannot be digested by humans.
Fiber A substance found in foods that come from plants.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Fiber from seed hulls often used in less expensive foods, have microscopic edges which can cause intestinal distress.
 
 
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