Fiber Fundamentals: What It Is, Different Types of Fiber, Health Benefits, and Potential Cons

The Nutrition Science Podcast

Dr. Adrian Chavez

Science, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 633 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Eating more fiber is great for your health? But it isn't always that simple. This is becasue fiber is not one nutrient, but rather a group of compounds found in plant foods and not all fiber is created equally. In this eisode we will dive further into this topic and discuss: What fiber actaully is The different ways that fiber types are classified Health benefits associated with each of the fiber types Potential circumstances where specific fibers may have a negat...

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0:00.0	There's three ways that fiber is classified.
0:02.0	We have soluble versus insoluble.
0:04.2	We have fermentable versus non-fermensible.
0:07.0	And then we have viscous versus non-viscous.
0:09.6	When we look at insoluble versus soluble, the insoluble fiber, if it's insoluble,
0:14.6	it kind of stays in that classification.
0:16.1	If it's soluble, then it will be further classified based on viscosity.
0:21.4	So soluble fiber can be really viscous or not so viscous.
0:24.9	And viscous means the texture that this fiber will produce when it's mixed with liquid.
0:31.0	So a more viscous fiber will produce a more gel-like structure when it's mixed with liquid.
0:37.3	So let's say, for example, you take
0:38.8	something like celium husk, the very viscous fiber. So if you take celium husk and you mix that with water,
0:44.2	it's going to produce a gel-like structure. And in our intestines, that gel-like structure is what
0:49.2	binds to bile. That gel-like structure is what slows the absorption of carbohydrates and also helps with satieties.
0:56.3	Welcome to the Nutrition Science Podcast, where we help you cut through the noise and make
1:01.4	informed science-based decisions about nutrition and your help.
1:07.4	How's it going, everyone? Welcome back to another episode of the Nutrition Science Podcast.
1:11.6	I am your host, Dr. Adrian Chavez.
1:13.4	And in this episode, we are going to be discussing fiber.
1:16.2	This is going to be a masterclass on fiber today.
1:18.9	So first, we're going to talk about what fiber is, the health benefits.
1:22.4	Then we're going to break down a little bit of the nuance when it comes to fiber, the different types of fiber, the different
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