What's All This About Fiber?
Whole-grain breads and cereals, dried beans and peas, vegetables, and fruits contain various types of dietary fiber essential for proper bowel function. Eating plenty of these fiber-rich foods may reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease.

The benefits from a high-fiber diet may be related to the foods themselves and not to fiber alone. For this reason, it's best to get fiber from foods rather than from the fiber supplements you can purchase in a store.

For more information on fiber visit the following links:

http://www.hoptechno.com/book29q.htm

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/ots_nutr.html

http://www.gurumaa.com/health-nutrition-for-teens.php