BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates-which your body breaks down and absorbs-fiber isn’t digested by your body. Instead, it passes relatively intact through your stomach, small intestine and colon and out of your body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fiber is incredibly important. It leaves your stomach undigested and ends up in your colon, where it feeds friendly gut bacteria, leading to various health benefits (1). Certain types of fiber may also promote weight loss, lower blood sugar levels, and fight constipation (2).

Detailed explanation-3: -Since we do not digest it, the fiber in food passes into the intestine and absorbs water. The undigested fiber creates “bulk” so the muscles in the intestine can push waste out of the body. Eating enough fiber helps prevent constipation. It may also reduce the risk of getting colon cancer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water and is left intact as food moves through the gastrointestinal tract. The term fiber refers to all the parts of plant-based foods that cannot be digested or absorbed by the body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fiber affects the rate of digestion of foods, the absorption of nutrients, and the move-ment of waste products (stool) through the colon. It also provides a substrate for beneficial intestinal bacteria. Dietary fiber includes water-soluble and insoluble types, which have different func-tions in the body.