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NHS Inform links the recommended amount of fibre with lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer. Fibre is quiet but powerful.

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NHS Inform links getting enough fibre with lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes — humble wholegrains and vegetables quietly protecting the long term.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

NHS Inform, önerilen lif miktarını kalp hastalığı, inme, tip 2 diyabet ve bağırsak kanseri riskinin azalmasıyla ilişkilendirir. Lif sessizdir ama güçlüdür.

NHS Inform, yeterli lif almayı; kalp hastalığı, felç ve tip 2 diyabet riskinin azalmasıyla ilişkilendirir — mütevazı tam tahıllar ve sebzeler, uzun vadeyi sessizce korur.

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