Why Vegetable Fiber is more important in diet ? Fiber is the number one elixir of health. Fiber is a type of Carbohydrate Fiber is also known as roughage Fiber of two types : Soluble, Insoluble Soluble Fiber lowers blood sugar level Insoluble Fiber lowers Hypertension Dietary Fiber strengthens Nerve Fiber Dietary Fiber tones Muscle Fiber Fiber simplifies gaseous exchange Indigestible Fiber improves digestion Fiber alkalizes body fluids Dietary Fiber is found ONLY in plants