Longevity Thanks to Fiber Consumption

Eat more fiber and you can live longer. Thus the message of the results of large-scale scientific studies that found links between high-fiber diet with lower risk of death from various diseases.

Men and women who ate more fiber is known to have 22 percent lower risk of dying from various diseases than those who rarely mengasup fiber.

Diseases that can be avoided not only heart disease, but also infectious diseases and respiratory disorders such as pneumonia. On the other hand, the study by the American government found the risk of cancer deaths in men could be reduced if they eat lots of fiber.

In a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers conducted a study of 388,000 adults aged 50-71 years. The respondents participated in the health and diet research conducted by the National Institutes of Health and AARP.

The participants answered questions about their eating patterns between the years 1995-1996. They were serving food intake of 124 foods. After 9 years, approximately 31,000 participants died. From the national data are known causes of death of the participants of this.

Although other risk factors were taken into account, such as body weight, education level, smoking habits and health status, the researchers still found that participants who ate lots of fiber had a lower mortality risk.

The benefits of this fiber is the most powerful influence on diabetes and heart disease, especially to lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure, inflammation and blood sugar levels. Another benefit of fiber is binding and removing toxins from the body quickly.

Eating fiber-rich foods also shrink the weight faster because fiber will make the stomach feel more full.

Fiber can be obtained from fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains. In this latest study found the greatest efficacy of fiber comes from grains or Cereal. "Cereal is not only intact but also contain fiber vitamins and minerals," said Lawrence de Koning of the Harvard School of Public Health.