What is dietary fiber?

Chemistry For Your Life · Jul 20, 2023 · 46m

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Fiber. Dietary Fiber. Fiber optic internet. We all probably know that fiber is good for you, good for digestion etc. But why? Also what is fiber really? Why do some foods have it and others don't? Is it actually helpful for digestion? If so, why? Let's find out!

References from this episode

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf101021s

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234933/#:~:text=Dietary%20fibers%20a%20are%20mainly,fiber%20in%20plant%20cell%20walls.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/getauthorversionpdf/C5FO00950B

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6627181/…