Category: Benefits
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Finding The Right Fiber for Your Infant
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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Prebiotics and the Microbiota
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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Support Weight Management with Chicory Root Fiber
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
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.