How the water-soluble dietary fiber of apples worksLet’s learn the nutrition and benefits of apples[2nd period]
We learned about the antioxidant power of apples at 1st period. Let’s study “the function of the water-soluble dietary fiber of apples” that has the effect of suppressing the rise in cholesterol at 2nd period. Apples contain a lot of “water-soluble dietary fiber” and “insoluble dietary fiber“. In particular, “water-soluble dietary fiber” has the function of suppressing the rise in blood cholesterol and the rapid rise in blood sugar level. In experiments with rats, the cholesterol level in the blood was lower in rats fed with water-soluble dietary fiber of apples than with food supplemented with insoluble dietary fiber. Why does the water-soluble dietary fiber of apples lower cholesterol in… Read More »