In my last article I explained exactly what fibre is and identified that there are two main types; Insoluble and Soluble.  Insoluble fibre's main function is to help the body move waste material from the digestive tract more quickly whereas soluble fibre's main function is to help the body absorb nutrients from the food.  In this article I will be discussing the benefits of fibre in greater detail. GENERAL BENEFITS: 1) WEIGHT LOSS:- Fibre contains no calories which means that fibre rich foods generally contain less calories than low fibre foods.  Although the difference in calories is not … [Read more...]