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soluble fiber
that with an affinity for water, either dissolving or swelling to form a gel; it includes gums, pectins, mucilages, and some
hemicelluloses, and is primarily found in fruits, vegetables, oats, barley, legumes, and seaweed. It acts to decrease the
rate of stomach emptying and increase transit time through the intestine, and also binds bile acids, increasing their excretion.
Soluble fiber appears to specifically lower levels of low-density lipoproteincholesterol.
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