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Dietary Fiber Benefits

Managing Blood Sugar with Fiber

November 23, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes need daily management, which requires many of us to become our own healthcare provider. If it is diabetes you are managing, the first thing you learn is that you need to watch your carbohydrate intake
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Explaining the Fiber Gap

November 20, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Fiber is one of our essential nutrients. In fact, fiber is so important that experts recommend eating plenty of it – 38 grams per day for adult men and 25 grams per day for women. Yet, a fiber gap exists between the recommended daily intake and what we typically eat on an average day.
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Finding The Right Fiber for Your Infant

November 20, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Much has been said recently (in both science and popular media) about the importance of a healthy microbiome–referring to the microscopic community of bacteria, both good and bad, that we host in our bodies throughout our lives.
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Digestive Health – Regularity

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Digestive health is important to consumers. In a U.S. survey, 61 percent of consumers reported concern about maintaining digestive health and 43 percent were actively looking for products with natural ingredients to support that goal.
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Infants, Prebiotics, and Digestive Health

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Babies are born with an immature immune system and a nearly sterile gut. Programming of their systemic immunity begins soon after birth and is strongly influenced by the multitude of bacteria that colonize the gut in their first days and weeks to form the body’s microbiota.
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Prebiotics and the Microbiota

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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The large intestine, or colon, is the site of several unique functions in the body. Sitting at the terminal end of the digestive tract, the colon employs its large surface area – 300 square meters or about the size of a tennis court – to absorb water and concentrate food residue into feces.
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Infant Nutrition and Immunity

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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The colon is the largest participant in the body’s immune system. Nearly sterile when a baby is born, the gut quickly is colonized by a multitude of bacteria that make up its microbiota.
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Support Weight Management with Chicory Root Fiber

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity are increasing at an alarming rate, more than doubling between 1980 and 2014. According to the World Health Organization, at least 1.9 billion adults and 42 million young children worldwide are overweight or obese
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Increase of Calcium Absorption to Increase Bone Mineral Density

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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Osteoporosis affects approximately 54 million Americans, is responsible for 2 million broken bones, and accrues annual costs of $19 billion (NOF, 2015). It is estimated that half of women and a quarter of men 50 years and older will experience an osteoporosis-related bone break.
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Blood Glucose Management

November 19, 2015
by David Bouckaert
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The prevalence of diabetes is increasing dramatically and the disease has become a global health problem. Worldwide, 387 million people have diabetes, 8.3 percent of the world population, and prevalence is expected to rise to 592 million by 2035 (International Diabetes Federation, 2014).
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Weight Management

Can the microbiota prevent obesity and metabolic diseases?
Aug 13, 2018
How a healthy gut microbiota can help you eat less and improve your metabolism
Jul 20, 2018
Weight Management: The Balance Between Intake and Output
Jan 07, 2016

Digestive Health

The Chicory Root Fiber “Cleanse”
Jan 07, 2016
Digestive Health – Regularity
Nov 19, 2015
Infants, Prebiotics, and Digestive Health
Nov 19, 2015

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