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Laxatives and Fiber
Fiber has an influence on the digestive process from beginning to end. Fiber itself is an indigestible compound that is found mainly in the outer layers of plants, which are our only source of fiber. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate (a sugar) that passes through the human digestive track unchanged, without breaking down into simpler nutrients. Fiber slows digestion and absorption so that sugar (glucose) enters the bloodstream more slowly. This process helps to keep a persons bloodsugar evened out. Fiber also adds bulk to foods giving a person that feeling of "fullness" sooner, leading to less intake of food.
Fiber is broken down in the colon at the end of the digestive track. Its break down creates simple organic acids which coat the lining of the colon. Keeping it in good working order.
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