5 Facts About Fiber You Need To Know

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Physicians Committee

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Fiber is one of the most important nutrients in your diet. In fact, it may even help save your life.

"The Gut Health MD," Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, shares five facts about fiber that everyone should know when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room™. He details how fiber can help you live longer and help improve gut health. Additionally, the "Fiber Fueled" author explains the different forms of the important nutrient found in plants and compares soluble and insoluble fiber head-to-head to show how each can impact your health.

Plus, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Jim Loomis return to answer your questions as Chuck opens The Doctor's Mailbag!

Should vegans take just a B12 supplement or should it be a B complex vitamin?
Should you be concerned about arsenic in rice?
What can women do to have good bone health as they get older?
What types of foods cause fatty liver disease and can a plant-based diet reverse it?
Are people who are only 10-15 pounds overweight still at higher risk for COVID-19?
How important are the fats and nutrients found in raw nuts and seeds?
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0:00.0	Fact number one. On a massive clinical review, they found that fiber is consistently associated
0:07.6	with longevity. Something that was so empowering when it comes to the health benefits of fiber.
0:13.2	It's rare that you will see a study speak so powerfully to one nutrient or one thing in our diet.
0:20.0	Well, hello there and welcome to the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee.
0:34.0	Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen
0:39.6	or a view or a download wherever it is in the world that you are. We appreciate the fact that you
0:46.8	are here. Today's show all about fiber. In fact, you are going to learn the five things that you need to know
1:00.4	about fiber and a whole lot more. Dr. Will Bulsowitz, aka the Gut Health MD, he is here with us today.
1:11.2	He is the author of the book fiber fuel. And as you heard at the top of the show, you already know
1:18.6	how important fiber can be if we want to live a longer and healthier life. So we will be getting
1:26.2	into that study that Dr. Bulsowitz was discussing and plus we're also going to be getting into how
1:32.6	fiber can affect your gut and why it can in fact be your guts best friend. You're also going to
1:42.4	learn why not all fiber is the same and that different plants have different kinds of fiber.
1:50.4	And then you will learn the best possible way to fuel your body with all the fiber that it needs.
1:59.2	Covered all of that plus on the exam room live, we took a lot of your questions as well viewer questions
2:08.5	like fiber and smoothies versus juicing. What's the difference there? And what if fiber really
2:16.8	makes you go like really go? How can you clear that up as you transition to a plant-based diet
2:24.2	plus a whole lot more science on top of that? Also on the show today, doctors Neil Barnard and Jim
2:31.4	Lumis will be here with another diet and health myth-busting Q&A when we open up the doctor's
2:38.7	mail bag. Some great questions came in this week for them as well like should vegans take just a
2:44.7	B12 supplement or should they be looking more at a B complex multi-vitamin? And then should you
2:51.6	be concerned about the arsenic that is found in rice? And what are the best practices for bone
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