Foods High in Fiber Nutrition
We have all been told eat more fiber. Every article I have reviewed on preventing colon cancer seems to mention increasing fiber in your diet. It seems your colon works like your muscles, it needs to be working out to stay in shape. Your colon needs to have fiber to keep things moving through it. Without enough fiber food tends to remain in the colon and bacteria develops and problems begin.
Unfortunately fiber is not the most appetizing food. We tend to associate things like cardboard, tree bark and all sorts of other unpleasant tastes when we think about adding fiber. Dr. Oz though has some great suggestions on gradually increasing the fiber in your diet so your taste buds have a chance to get used to having more fiber in your diet.
Dr. Oz says “When it comes to fiber, most people get less than half of what they need. That means they are missing out on a tasty way to lower weight and blood pressure, not to mention risk of heart disease and diabetes.” Here are his suggestions:
