1.   Complementing the action of insoluble fibres, some soluble fibres also add to faecal bulk and increase its water content.

2.   Eat more fibre - soluble fibre lowers your cholesterol level by keeping the cholesterol you eat from being absorbed by the body.

3.   Oats, beans and fruit are rich in soluble fibre.

4.   Oats keep energy levels high right through the morning because of their high levels of soluble fibre.

5.   Second, the fermentation of soluble fibres in the intestine produces short-chain fatty acids which block the synthesis of cholesterol.

6.   Soluble fibre appears to reduce blood cholesterol in two ways.

7.   Soluble fibre mixes with water in the intestine to form a gel which slows the rate at which nutrients are absorbed into the body.

8.   The sources of soluble fibre are rice, wheat, oats, dhall, lentils, beans, bananas and potatoes.