Bills Blowjob Essay, Research Paper
We share many experiences with the kings of old: pastries, for
instance, and home entertainment and vacation trips to far-off
lands. Ancient-day common folk knew nothing of such things.
Then again, they weren’t constipated…
We are. Not all of us, of course. But enough Canadians so that
some doctors call our a constipated society. And even if you’re
not constipated, your present day diet may be leading you to more
serious complaints like disorders of the large intestine or
colon. These, too, were afflictions of of the upper classes of
old. Why? Because in general the rich refined their food, along
with their lives, and so stripped it of an odd but essential
ingredient called dietary fibre.
Like its fellow carbohydrates, the various types of dietary fibre
are the product of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide combining
in green plants. Most form part of plant cell walls. But unlike
the other carbohydrates, fibres do not break down into sugars
in the human digestive system and then course through the blood
stream fueling muscles and nerves. Rather, when eaten they
tumble intact through the stomach and small intestine and end up
in the colon where billions of bacterial feed on them – in turn
producing intestinal gas. No wonder, then, that dietary fibre
has been unwelcome in many of history’s nicer neighborhoods.
Even 20th century doctors reasoned that since the bulky material
provided not a single nutrient, it would only strain already
troubled guts. Accordingly, they recommended low-fibre diets for
patients suffering from hemorrhoids and other colon disorders
often found in the West. But then, about 15 years ago, the
prescription was reversed as researchers found that poor
Africans, who eats lots of fibre, rarely suffer from such
complaints. Fibre, the researchers learned, actually eases the
bowel’s burden by mixing with water and other food residues.
Soon, nutritionists came to see the low-fibre diet of most North
Americans as a culprit in the onset of disorders ranging from
tooth decay to heart attacks. Increasing the consumption of
certain kinds of fibre, they found, could slow the body’s
absorption of sugars to which diabetics are sensitive, and of
cholesterol, which may lead to heart disease.
Furthermore, fibres fight obesity. They’re filling, especially
the pectins in citrus fruit and the gums in some beans. And
they’re mainly indigestible. So dieters eating lots of fibre are
likely to eat less of other, more fattening foodstuffs.
As for why populations on high-fibre diets seem to experience
fewer colon cancers, no one knows for sure. In any case, there is
no doubt that fibre is nature’s laxative, the dietary key to
regularity. Nutritionists therefore advise you to stay away from
foods containing processed and refined ingredients such as
bleached flour and white sugar. Remember that meats contain
little fibre and that overcooked vegetables and fried foods have
lost much of theirs.
Nevertheless, fibre supplements are usually unnecessary. Merely
ensure that your diet is full of fresh fruits and vegetables –
and some of the most fibrous foods such as bran cereals, whole
wheat breads, peas, beans and lentils – and you, too, can eat
like an old-time pauper.