Fibre is known to help with digestion and with helping to prevent certain kinds of cancer. But, there are other benefits too!

Here are 7 parts of your body that fibre can change.

1. Your Brain

When you add 10g of fibre to your daily intake, you can reduce your risk of stroke by up to 7%.

2. Your Lungs

The more fibre you eat, the more your lungs are protected from systemic inflammation. More fibre can reduce your risk of developing certain inflammatory conditions and diseases, like COPD.

3. Your Heart

Fibre helps to protect your heart. When you eat just 10 grams more of fibre each day, you cut your risk of developing heart disease by nearly 10%. This comes from the natural benefit of fibre reducing your cholesterol levels.

4. Your Waist

Increasing your fibre by 10 grams per day, or eating at least 30 grams of fibre per day, can help you lose as much or even more weight than people who follow strict diets and cut calories.

5. Your Blood

Because fibre naturally slows the absorption of glucose into the body, eating more fibre helps to regulate your blood sugar, which helps to prevent spiking blood sugar levels. This helps to decrease your risk of developing diabetes.

6. Your Kidneys

Eating a lot of fibre rich foods can help reduce the chances of developing kidney stones by more than 20%.

7. Your Gut

Fibre helps to control and balance the levels of healthy gut bacteria, and will aid in digestion. This helps to prevent bloating, constipation, gas and more, and can also help to reduce your risk of developing certain colon cancers.

When you add just 10 grams of fibre to your daily diet, you can reduce your risk of disease and premature death by about 10%. Aim for at least 25 grams per day for best results!