Fiber: The undigested residue from plant skeletons or outer husks. Crude fiber: This is a laboratory term used by food chemists. An analysis for crude fiber provides a rough estimate of the relative ...

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables will contain more fiber, which will help boost your digestive tract. Getty Images/Thinkstock Getty Images/Thinkstock This column comes with a warning: Stop reading ...

Question: My doctor said I need more fiber and recommended fiber supplements (mostly because I told him about my diet). I'd rather get the fiber from food if I can. Any advice? Answer: Yes, I have ...

As noted by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest. Though most carbohydrates are broken down into sugar molecules, fiber cannot be ...

Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest. Though most carbohydrates are broken down into sugar molecules, fiber cannot be broken down into sugar molecules, and instead it passes ...