Is fiber good for health?
If just a fraction of the studies reported are correct, the answer is a resounding yes. Dietary fiber has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, mitigate the blood sugar fluctuations of diabetes, and allow kidney failure patients to eat more protein. However, the primary reason most people make an effort to get fiber is much simpler and easier to understand — to put it delicately, it keeps your digestive tract operating comfortably, by preventing constipation, hemorrhoids, and diverticular disease.
