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The Third Type

It is a third type, not a third gender or a third kind in the Spielberg movie tradition. There is a third type of fiber that even a lot of health buffs are not familiar with.

WHAT most of us know about dietary fiber is that there are two types: the soluble and the insoluble. Soluble fibers dissolve in water to form a gel-like material, which help lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels.
 
Insoluble fibers, conversely, do not dissolve in water, making these effective in promoting healthy bowel movement by increasing stool bulking. Being so, these help resolve problems with constipation and irregular bowel movement.
 
But there’s a third type of dietary fiber that most of us do not know about. These are called... [READ MORE]
 
This article appeared in Sun-Star Cebu newspaper on January 16, 2013.

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