Dietary fiber a natural barrier against alarmingly increasing metabolic disorders

Dietary fiber a therapeutic agent

Abstract

Dietary fiber is a polysaccharide having ten or more monomeric units. Endogenous enzymes in the small intestine are unable to hydrolyze the dietary fiber. Dietary fiber is partially fermented in the colon. Alarmingly increasing chronic disorders need management strategies. Dietary fiber inclusion in daily intakes is the best option for the management and prevention of these disorders. Dietary fiber has a significant role in the reduction of serum glucose levels by increasing insulin sensitivity and delaying gastric emptying. Serum cholesterol level is also controlled by its fecal egestion and by preventing bile reabsorption. Dietary fiber also reduces hypertension. Ample intake of dietary fiber is a dire need of the scenario to cope with metabolic disorders.