#165

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/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814603005314
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2005.00481.x
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nutrition-food-safety-health/dietary-fiber-9-333/
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/print-publications/t/dietary-fiber-t-3138.pdf
https://extension.usu.edu/archive/is-all-dietary-fiber-the-same
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9226567/
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/lignin/3007765.article
https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-grants-citizen-petition-acacia-gum-arabic-dietary-fiber

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