Changing Concepts of Dietary Fiber: Implications for Carcinogenesis This is a concept that absolutely needs to be addressed. Not all fibers are created equal and this article beautifully articulates the differences between types of fiber. This article sheds much new light on this year’s findings that fiber does not protect against colon cancer. Not all […]
Fiber Intake Affects Risk of Oral, Pharyngeal and Esophageal Cancer The results of this study indicate nearly half the risk of cancer in those taking in higher amounts of fiber from various sources. If you remember back a few months ago when one research study showed no protection of fiber on colon cancer (which was […]
Fiber Down-Regulates Colonic TNF alpha and Nitric Oxide Production While this is a rat study, it does show the potential for fiber to have an anti-inflammatory effect via the production of short chain fatty acids (which require presence of beneficial bacteria for the conversion). TNF alpha was one of the regulators that was studied. Remember […]
Dietary Fiber and C-Reactive Protein I’ve said it before…why all the ruckus trying to find a drug that will lower CRP levels? We already have many natural approaches that will lower CRP levels–exericse, avoiding refined carbs, fish oils… Many clinicians are still not ordering CRP levels for their patients at high risk of heart disease. […]
Fiber (Glucomannan) Is Beneficial in the Treatment of Childhood Constipation First, let me state that the idea that fiber can help with constipation could probably been affirmed by talking to anyone on the street. With that being said, what does concern me is the high incidence of constipation that we see in our young kids. […]
