Health Conditions That a Good Fiber Diet Can Prevent

In Active Seniors, digestive health, nutrition by Jerry RothouseLeave a Comment

Back in the 1940s, Dr. Denis Burkitt began to notice the importance of diet to good health conditions. Working as a surgeon in East Africa, he rarely saw conditions, like constipation, hemorrhoids, and appendicitis, that were widespread in the Western world. He came to believe the amount of fiber, or roughage, people eat could explain why. Fiber is the part …