Soluble fibre aids the lowering of cholesterol as it prevents the absorption of bile in the intestines resulting in the increased excretion of bile through faecal matter. The bile salts that are produced by the liver and through this cholesterol is used, therefore influencing the amount of cholesterol in the human blood. Soluble fibres influence the amount of sugar within human blood by slowing the absorption through the combination of sugar and water resulting in a gel substance which is more difficult to absorb. This is efficient in influencing the amount of sugar because if the rate at which the stomach contents are released into the small intestine is reduced then the rate at which glucose is released into the blood, to provide the body
