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DIETARY FIBER

DIETARY FIBER Dietary fiber(roughage,ruffage) is important part of our daily diet.On the basis of age fiber is required into daily diet requirement."Fiber is part of diet which is non digestible through our digestive system and make bulk of diet"e-g plums and prunes. SOLUBLE FIBER Part of fiber with dissolved in water and fermented in colon to gases and other by products this can slow movement of food from colon.Soluble fiber found in various quantities in all plants. Legume family(beans,peas,lupins) Nuts with almond (high ratio) Oat,chin,barley,rye Some fruits(ripe banana,berries,plums,prunes,avocados,and skin of apple,pears,quinces). Some vegetables(carrot),root vegetable like sweet potatos ,onions(skin rich source of insoluble fibers),and root-tubers  flax seeds INSOLUBLE FIBER Can't digest by our digestive tract can't water soluble ,bulking fiber in water easy movement and help in defecation.Some important food rich in insoluble fibers. Legu

OBESITY AND ITS PREVENTION

OBESITY A dverse effect on body due to excess accumulation of body fat which lead to reduce the life expectancy of individual subject also have major health manifestations this is classified as the obesity.Or more precisely if your body mass index (BMI) is greater than 30.0 you are suppose to be obese.Body mass index(BMI) can be calculated by mass(kg)/(height in meter)2 . On the basis of BM index i can able to distinguish between obesity ,overweight and normal or under weight. If BMI is <18.5 it mean underweight  If BMI is in between 18.5-24.9 normal If BMI is in between 25.0-29.9 overweight If BMI is in between  30.0-34.9 class 1 obesity        If BMI is in between  35.0-39.9 class 2 obesity       If BMI is greater or equal to 40.0 than class 3 obesity    Now you are able to self categorized.   Another criteria which can classify the Abdominal obesity is Waist/Hip ratio   If waist/hip ratio is above than 0.9(males) ,0.85(females) OR BMI is more than 30.0 Abdomi