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it holds water, which improves intestinal functions by making 進人體健康。水果、蔬菜、穀類、豆類、堅果及茶等都是植物
it easier to move foods and waste products. Fiber is important 營養的豐富來源。
for a number of things including supporting normal bowel
movement, normal cholesterol levels and blood sugar levels.
進食纖維對健康有甚麼好處？
What is the difference between soluble and 纖維對健康有益是因為它能增加進食食物的體積，讓你更快
insoluble fiber? 擁有飽肚的感覺。在消化道裏，纖維佔有的體積能儲存水份，
The fibers found in most foods are generally a mixture of both. 這讓食物或廢物能在腸內更容易流動，從而改善腸道功能。
Soluble fiber dissolves in water and can be broken down by 纖維在幾方面擔當重要角色，包括促進正常腸道活動、保持
bacterial enzymes in the body. Soluble fibers bind with fatty
acids, and prevent the stomach from emptying quickly that 膽固醇及血糖水平正常。
sugar is released and absorbed slowly. Therefore soluble fiber
supports normal blood sugar levels, and cholesterol levels. 水溶性與非水溶性纖維有何不同？
Insoluble fiber passes through the intestines mostly intact 大部份食物所含有的纖維都是這兩者的混合。水溶性纖維可
because it does not dissolve in water and is not digested by 溶於水中，而且易於被人體內的細菌酵素分解。水溶纖維與脂
human-produced enzymes. Insoluble fiber moves bulk through
the intestines. Consequently it helps to promote regular bowel 肪酸黏在一起，延長胃部的飽肚時間，因此糖份能慢慢地釋放
movement and to remove waste from the colon in less time. 並被吸收。這樣，可溶性纖維就促進正常血糖水平及膽固醇水
平。非水溶性纖維在穿越腸道的過程中幾乎是完整無缺的，
What are probiotics? 因為它不能溶於水中，而且不會被人體產生的酵素所消化。
Probiotics are dietary supplements that most commonly 非水溶纖維推動食物通過腸道，能有助於促進正常的腸道活
contain lactic acid bacteria. Probiotics help to form beneficial
temporary colonies, which may assist the body in the same 動，縮短結腸排出廢物的時間。
functions as the natural flora in the gut, while allowing the
natural flora time to recover from depletion. The probiotic 甚麼是益生菌？
strains are then progressively replaced by a naturally developed 益生菌是食用的補給品，一般含有乳酸菌（英文簡稱為LAB）。益
gut flora.
生菌能協助形成有益人體的臨時菌叢，其功能就如體内天然
生成的腸道菌叢一樣，同時也讓體内已減少的天然菌叢有時
間復原。之後，天然生成的腸道菌叢會漸漸取代益生菌叢。