Question

Which outcome is not an effect of Fiber?

a. reduces the risk of heart and artery disease

b. prevents apendicitis and complications of diverticula

c. helps modulate blood glucose levels

d. prevents constipation and hemorrhoids

e. promotes weight gain and feeling of fullness

Answer 1

Which outcome is not an effect of fiber?

Step 1:

a. reduces the risk of heart and artery disease.

Soluble fiber reduces the blood cholesterol level thereby reducing the risk of heart and artery disease.

Step 2:

b. prevents appendicitis and complications of diverticula

Insoluble dietary fiber may prevent the complication of diverticula by passing of waste material into the colon more easily. A person with high intake of dietary fiber has less chance of getting appendicitis.

Step 3:

c. helps modulate blood glucose levels

Soluble fiber slows the absorption of sugar and helps to control blood sugar level.

Step 4:

d. prevents constipation and hemorrhoids

Dietary fiber increases the bulk of stool and softens it, thereby reducing the chance of constipation and lower the risk of hemorrhoids.

Step 5:

e. promotes weight gain and feeling of fullness.

Dietary fiber alone will not help to increase weight gain. Fiber produces high bulk diet without adding calories to the diet which gives a feeling of fullness. Further, it slows down the emptying of the stomach so the person feels to take less amount of food which helps to reduce the weight in obese patients.

The correct answer is e. promotes weight gain and feeling of fullness is not an effect of Fiber.