Dietary fibre
Dietary fibre
Dietary fibre (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dietary fibre
- Wikipedia's article - Dietary fibre
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polski), also known as roughage or bulk, is a type of carbohydrate that the body cannot digest. It is found in plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Etymology
The term "dietary fibre" comes from the Latin dieta, meaning "daily food allowance", and the Old French fibre, meaning "thread or filament". The term was first used in the early 19th century to describe the indigestible parts of plant foods.
Types of dietary fibre
There are two main types of dietary fibre: soluble and insoluble.
- Soluble fibre dissolves in water to form a gel-like substance. It can help lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels. Soluble fibre is found in oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots, barley and psyllium.
- Insoluble fibre does not dissolve in water. It can help move food through your digestive system, promoting regularity and helping prevent constipation. Insoluble fibre is found in whole-wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts, beans and vegetables, such as cauliflower, green beans and potatoes.
Health benefits
Dietary fibre has many health benefits. It can help prevent heart disease, diabetes, weight gain and some types of cancer, and can also improve digestive health. However, many people do not get enough fibre in their diet.
Related terms
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dietary fibre
- Wikipedia's article - Dietary fibre
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski