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  • 1Dietary fiber — Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components: soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts …

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  • 2insoluble fiber — dietary fiber that is not soluble in water, composed mainly of lignin, cellulose, and hemicelluloses and primarily found in the bran layers of cereal grains; its actions include increasing fecal bulk and decreasing free radicals in the… …

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  • 3Fiber and constipation — Insoluble fiber retains water in the colon, resulting in a softer and larger stool. It is used effectively in treating constipation resulting from poor dietary habits. Bran is particularly rich in insoluble …

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  • 4WIDF — Women s International Democratic Federation (Governmental » Politics) ** Why Intelligent Design Fails (Community » Media) ** Weezer Introspective Discussion Forum (Internet » Chat) * Weighted Inverse Document Frequency (Computing » Databases) *… …

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  • 5Nutrition — The Nutrition Facts table indicates the amounts of nutrients which experts recommend to limit or consume in adequate amounts. Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in… …

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  • 6Human nutrition — For aspects of nutrition science not specific to humans, see Nutrition. Human nutrition is the provision to humans to obtain the materials necessary to support life. In general, humans can survive for two to eight weeks without food, depending on …

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  • 7Chitosan — Other names Poliglusam; Deacetylchitin; Poly (D)glucosamine Identifiers …

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  • 8Dried fruit — Traditional dried fruit retain most of the nutritional benefits of fresh fruit, and gain others …

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  • 9Inulin — Not to be confused with insulin. Inulin Identifiers CAS number …

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  • 10Casein — For information about casein usage in artistic painting, see Casein paint. Casein (pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsi …

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