Discussion on Dietary Fiber and Human Health
Protein, sugar, fat, vitamins, inorganic salts, and water are the six nutrients necessary for the human body. They play a vital role in people's life activities and are also the main considerations for people to make a reasonable diet. China used to be a country with plant food as its staple food. However, with the gradual improvement of people's living standards in recent years, people's eating habits have changed a lot. Following this, the incidence rate of obesity, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease and malignant tumors has increased. These diseases are not only common in the elderly, but also in the young and middle-aged population, and even the incidence of adult diseases in children and young people has increased. Studies have found that excessive intake of fat and carbohydrates in food and insufficient intake of plant foods are important reasons for this phenomenon. Cellulose is more abundant in plant foods. Food cellulose includes crude fiber, se