Hidden inside every organ, microscopic fibers form a scaffolding that quietly shapes how we move, think, and heal. For the ...

RMIT researchers claim FiberX can add up to 20% more healthy dietary fiber to food, without any detectable change to its color, texture or taste. Best of all, the team says it can be made from ...

Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management – and nature packages it in perfectly balanced ratios with carbs when you eat them as whole foods. Think unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole ...

I used to be that person constantly raiding the pantry two hours after eating a “healthy” salad. Sound familiar? Turns out, I was missing one crucial piece of the puzzle: fiber. According to the U.S.

Dietitians and doctors have been touting for years the importance of eating a balanced diet to fuel your body properly and lower the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and obesity. That ...

The significant achievements in advancing the fields of personal thermal and moisture management, intelligent wearables, and soft robotics have been recognised for enhancing human well-being. Dr Dahua ...

Despite fiber’s remarkable benefits, most of us don’t get nearly enough. The amount considered adequate is 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories eaten — which translates to 28 grams a day for a ...

The benefit of dietary fiber isn't just the easier pooping that advertisers tout. Fermentable fiber is an essential source of nutrients that your gut microbes and cells of the intestines need to stay ...

Although optical fibers are highly effective at data transmission, they're also relatively brittle. An experimental new type of optical fiber addresses that limitation, by incorporating a core made of ...

What you eat can affect how well immune therapies work against cancer. High-fiber diets may change gut microbes and make these therapies more effective, but taking probiotics could do the opposite.

In the decades after World War II, a one-eyed Irish missionary-surgeon named Denis Burkitt moved to Uganda, where he noted that the villagers there ate far more fiber than Westerners did. This didn’t ...

Nutritionists have long known that eating more fiber is a good idea. It helps digestion, and evidence suggests it curbs appetite. Now, new research on animals suggests that one reason fiber makes you ...