Fiber

Abstract

Many studies show that daily consumption of high-fiber diet reduces the risk of developing kidney stones, inflammatory disease and other malignancies, obesity, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Dietary fibers are non-digestible polysaccharides that are composed of complex carbohydrates. Based on their relative solubility in water, dietary fibers can be divided into insoluble and soluble forms. 

An important property of insoluble fibers is the ability to bind with carcinogens, mutagens, and other toxic chemicals that are formed during digestion of food, and eliminate them through the feces.  

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221261981830007X 

thereby aiding in eliminating toxins from the body.

• Second, fiber may support detoxification through its systemic benefits in supporting healthy microbial environments, gut barrier function, healthy inflammatory and immune responses, and by potentially activating detoxifying enzymes in the liver, such as cytochrome P450 enzymes in phase I detoxification. 

https://www.casi.org/the-role-of-soluble-fiber-in-detoxification 

• Dietary fiber has been shown to increase the activity of antioxidant and detox enzymes in your liver. It can alter bile acid pools. These pools are involved in liver metabolism and the absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Dietary fiber also supports the microbiota that help generate secondary bile acids.

https://askthescientists.com/qa/dietary-fiber-and-detox-organs/ 

• An important property of insoluble fibers is the ability to bind with carcinogens, mutagens, and other toxic chemicals that are formed during digestion of food, and eliminate them through the feces. Soluble fibers can be degraded to short-chain fatty acids, such as butyrate, propionate, and acetate by fermentation. 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221261981830007X