Nutrition

Foods That Cause Constipation and Effects of Calcium

Foods That Cause Constipation The following foods tend to cause constipation: Dry foods, like crackers and morning cereals, if eaten with insufficient fluid Low-fiber foods, like cheese, meat, eggs, chocolate, cakes, ice cream and other sweets, white bread or pasta, white rice, mashed and fried potatoes, chips, fast food, >> Read More ...

Low-Fiber Diet – List of Low-Residue Foods, Menu Examples

What Is a Low-Fiber Diet? A low-fiber or low-residue diet contains less than 10 grams of dietary fiber per day. What Is the Aim of a Low-Fiber Diet? The aim of a low-fiber diet is to prevent irritation of the bowel and therefore provide it a relative rest in the following situations: Before or after abdominal surgery After >> Read More ...

Fiber Supplements, Fiber Laxatives

What Are Fiber Supplements? Fiber supplements contain dietary fiber or synthesized fiber-like substances that increase bulk of the stool. They mostly contain indigestible carbohydrates. Several types and brands exist. They are available over the counter (OTC) in various forms, including powder, >> Read More ...

Natural Dietary Fiber Content

What is Natural Dietary Fiber? Natural dietary fiber is dietary fiber naturally present in the food or extracted from natural foods and added to other foods to increase their fiber content. In the later case it is called functional fiber. The aim of this article is to collect common fiber-related terms rather than make >> Read More ...

List of High Fiber Foods, Soluble and Insoluble Fiber Chart

What is a High Fiber Food? Plant foods, in general, are rich in fiber. An amount of fiber and soluble/insoluble fiber varies from food to food. A commercial food product can be labeled as ‘High Fiber’, if it contains at least 5 g of fiber per serving. ‘Dietary Fiber’ on the Nutritional Facts Label >> Read More ...

Psyllium Husk Fiber

What Is Psyllium Fiber? Psyllium fiber is soluble dietary fiber, produced from the covering (husk) of seeds of Plantago ovata plant. When added to food and ingested, it absorbs water from the bowel, and thus makes the stool bulk and therefore easy to excrete. Psyllium Fiber Content 100 grams of Psyllium husk contains >> Read More ...

Dietary Fiber – Soluble vs. Insoluble Fiber

What Is Dietary Fiber? Dietary fiber (fibre) is the indigestible part of plant foods that makes stool soft and thus enables smooth bowel movements, prevents constipation and reduces severity of hemorrhoids and diverticulosis. Other effects of fiber depend on the type – soluble or insoluble fiber (see below). >> Read More ...

Infant Constipation – Causes, Remedies for Newborn and Baby

Normal Bowel Habit in a Newborn and Infant The main symptom of infant constipation is not a low bowel movement frequency but a hard stool consistency. Breastfed infants have stool of liquid or paste consistency from once after every feed to about once a week. Formula fed infants have stool of paste consistency once every >> Read More ...

Medical Weight Loss

What is medical weight loss? Medical weight loss is defined as a weight management program that is developed and monitored by a medical professional, either a family doctor or specialist physician. In medical weight loss, the therapeutic program is approached as a doctor would for any disease and the management is based on >> Read More ...

Vitamin D Sources – Foods High in Vitamin D

The Role of Vitamin D in the Human Body Vitamin D is essential for life.It enables absorption of calcium and phosphate from the small intestine and their incorporation into bones and teeth. Vitamin D enhances immunity and reduces inflammation. Calcium and phosphate are, among other, responsible for proper function of >> Read More ...

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