Fibre

• Fibre is a form of carbohydrate. Fibre is sometimes referred to as non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) or roughage.
• Too little fibre

  • Symptoms of having too little fibre in the diet include: .
  • Weight gain.
  • Heart disease.
  • Constipation.
  • High blood pressure.
  • Cancer (e.g. colon, bowel).
• NHS guidelines

  
  

  • NHS recommendation - adults take in 30g of fibre as a daily dose.
  • Young children - don't need as much fibre as adults.
  • This is because people can get full quickly off high-fibre foods, and eat less of other important foods as a result.
• sources of fibre?


  brown bread, broccoli, lentils, pears