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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay about Dietary ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Fibers ]
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[x]11-12 [ ]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [x]Misc [ ]
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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GUT ISSUES Life Sciences SIG
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We share many experiences with the kings of old: pastries, for
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instance, and home entertainment and vacation trips to far-off lands.
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Ancient-day common folk knew nothing of such things. Then again, they
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weren't constipated...
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We are. Not all of us, of course. But enough Canadians so that some
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doctors call our a constipated society. And even if you're not
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constipated, your present day diet may be leading you to more serious
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complaints like disorders of the large intestine or colon. These, too,
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were afflictions of of the upper classes of old. Why? Because in general
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the rich refined their food, along with their lives, and so stripped it of
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an odd but essential ingredient called dietary fibre.
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Like its fellow carbohydrates, the various types of dietary fibre are
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the product of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide combining in green
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plants. Most form part of plant cell walls. But unlike the other
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carbohydrates, fibres do not break down into sugars in the human digestive
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system and then course through the blood stream fueling muscles and nerves.
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Rather, when eaten they tumble intact through the stomach and small
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intestine and end up in the colon where billions of bacterial feed on them
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- in turn producing intestinal gas. No wonder, then, that dietary fibre
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has been unwelcome in many of history's nicer neighborhoods.
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Even 20th century doctors reasoned that since the bulky material
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provided not a single nutrient, it would only strain already troubled guts.
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Accordingly, they recommended low-fibre diets for patients suffering from
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hemorrhoids and other colon disorders often found in the West. But then,
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about 15 years ago, the prescription was reversed as researchers found that
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poor Africans, who eats lots of fibre, rarely suffer from such complaints.
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Fibre, the researchers learned, actually eases the bowel's burden by mixing
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with water and other food residues to create large,
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Soon, nutritionists came to see the low-fibre diet of most North
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Americans as a culprit in the onset of disorders ranging from tooth decay
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to heart attacks. Increasing the consumption of certain kinds of fibre,
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they found, could slow the body's absorption of sugars to which diabetics
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are sensitive, and of cholesterol, which may lead to heart disease.
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Furthermore, fibres fight obesity. They're filling, especially the
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pectins in citrus fruit and the gums in some beans. And they're mainly
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indigestible. So dieters eating lots of fibre are likely to eat less of
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other, more fattening foodstuffs.
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As for why populations on high-fibre diets seem to experience fewer
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colon cancers, no one knows for sure. In any case, there is no doubt that
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fibre is nature's laxative, the dietary key to regularity. Nutritionists
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therefore advise you to stay away from foods containing processed and
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refined ingredients such as bleached flour and white sugar. Remember that
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meats contain little fibre and that overcooked vegetables and fried foods
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have lost much of theirs.
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Nevertheless, fibre supplements are usually unnecessary. Merely ensure
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that your diet is full of fresh fruits and vegetables - and some of the
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most fibrous foods such as bran cereals, whole wheat breads, peas, beans
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and lentils - and you, too, can eat like an old-time pauper.
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