Dietary Fiber Intake and Mortality Reduction?

“In this large prospective cohort study, we found that dietary fiber intake was significantly inversely associated with the risk of total death and death from CVD, infectious diseases, and respiratory diseases in both men and women. Dietary fiber intake was also related to a lower risk of death from cancer in men but not in women.

Among specific sources of dietary fiber, fiber from grains showed the most consistent  inverse association with risk of total and cause-specific deaths.”

The study authors also speculated that the anti-inflammatory properties particularly of grains could be responsible for their association with a lower risk of death from infectious and respiratory diseases.

How Else Does Dietary Fiber Help:

(1) improve laxation by increasing bulk and reducing transit time of feces through the bowel;/> (2) increase excretion of bile acid, estrogen, and fecal procarcinogens and carcinogens by binding to them;/> (3) lower serum cholesterol levels;/> (4) slow glucose absorption and improve insulin sensitivity;/> (5) lower blood pressure;/> (6) promote weight loss;/> (7) inhibit lipid peroxidation; and/> (8) have anti-inflammatory properties.