Whole Body Health

Fibre can do more than just ease constipation. Explore our guide to the whole body health benefits of this supernutrient.

  • Mood

    Fibre can give you
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    Mood

    • According to researchers at the University of Cardiff, people with high fibre diets feel happier and are more energetic
    • Fibre is thought to have this effect due to the improvements it brings to digestion
    • Studies say a 10 percent increase in energy levels can be enjoyed after just two weeks of adopting a high fibre diet
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  • Breast Cancer

    Fibre has a role in fighting breast cancer

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    Breast Cancer

    • Scientific studies say that as your intake of dietary fibre increases, the risk of developing breast cancer appears to fall
    • Eating more than 30g of fibre a day can cut your chance of developing breast cancer by half
    • Fibre helps combat breast cancer by lowering the levels of oestrogen in the blood. Lower levels of oestrogen are thought to help reduce the risk of breast cancer
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  • Heart Health

    Fibre can help your heart stay healthy

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    Heart Health

    • People who eat more fibre tend to have healthier hearts
    • People who eat cereals high in fibre seven times each week or more are almost one third less likely to get heart disease
    • For every 10g more fibre eaten each day, the risk of heart disease falls by 14 percent
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  • Diabetes

    Fibre can help to manage diabetes

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    Diabetes

    • Fibre helps manage diabetes by reducing the swings in blood sugar levels
    • People who regularly eat high fibre diets are around one third less likely to develop diabetes than people who don’t
    • Studies show increasing your intake of fibre to 25g a day can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by around one quarter
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  • Colon Cancer

    Fibre can help reduce your risk of colon cancer

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    Colon Cancer

    • A high fibre intake has been found to reduce the risk of colon cancer
    • Studies have shown that adopting a high fibre diet can help to reduce the risk of colon cancer by up to 40 percent
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  • Bowel Cancer

    Fibre helps to keep your bowel healthy

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    Bowel Cancer

    • Eating twice as much fibre as the UK average (around 13g per day) could reduce the risk of bowel cancer by 40 percent
    • Fibre has a role in helping the lining of the bowel stay healthy
    • Foods rich in fibre tend to be rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which have been linked to cancer prevention
    • Fibre helps reduce the time toxic substances stay in contact with your bowel
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  • Digestive Health

    Fibre can help relieve constipation and IBS

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    Digestive

    • Food takes between 1.5 to 3 days to travel the length of the digestive tract
    • Fibre can help reduce that bloated feeling by clearing out undigested food from your system
    • As it speeds up the passage of food through your digestive system, fibre helps to prevent constipation as well
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