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Article: Diabetes-staying fit with fiber: protect against type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity with the proven goodness of high-fiber foods.
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- The Saturday Evening Post
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- January 1, 2005
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Today, amid all the confusion and hoopla over high-protein and low-carb dietary fads, longtime fiber authority and pioneer Dr. James Anderson continues to tout the time-tested and proven benefits of fiber in reducing the risk of chronic diseases that plague Americans in ever-increasing numbers.
"Fiber holds great potential to help prevent or treat many chronic diseases of our society," Dr. Anderson says. "Fiber combats the five major causes of death and disability in the United States: heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes."
With the epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes affecting Americans of all ages, Dr. Anderson's ...