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I love music, arts and everything about literature. I believe that people cannot make you have all the happiness you need but you can create it by yourself. All you need to do is to always love yourself 💖 for who you are because you are special in a unique way

DIETARY FIBRE (ROUGHAGE)

Dietary fibre refers to parts of the food we eat which does not digest i.e are indigestible. They are found in plants food and consist mainly of cellulose (a polysaccharide). Therefore,this undigested food end up in the large intestine (colon) to be removed from the body.

EXAMPLES OF FOOD CONTAINING DIETARY FIBRE.

Fruits: Orange, Mango, Pineapple, Pawpaw, Banana, Apples,Pear etc.

Vegetables: Cabbage, Spinach, Carrots, Lettuce, etc.

Unpolished cereal:Maize,Wheat, Rice,Oats etc.

IMPORTANCE OF DIETARY FIBRE

It prevents constipation and it also prevents obesity or overweight.

Health

Health can be defined as the physical and mental well being of a person. We can have a healthy life by exercising daily and most importantly eating good food (balance diet). Our foods should contain all the food nutrients such as vitamin, protein, carbohydrates,fats and oil etc. When we do this and also practice personal hygiene,our health’s would never be at risks.