The science behind dietary fibre | Biology – Gastro Lab

Suitable for teaching 11-14s. Radio 1Extra DJ Twin B explains how his breakfast rich in fibre gives him the energy for his show. Presenter Stefan Gates uses a chemical replica of your gut to show how fibre creates gas. Subscribe for more Biology clips from BBC Teach on Mondays when we have them in http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Radio 1Extra DJ Twin B explains how his breakfast rich in fibre gives him the energy for his show. We find out about the difference between soluble and insoluble fibre, and how they affect the speed of your digestion. Presenter Stefan Gates uses a chemical replica of your gut to show how bacteria feeds on fibre and creates a flammable gas. This clip is from the BBC series Gastro Lab. Stars of stage, sport and screen reveal the foods that keep them at the top of their profession, while presenter Stefan Gates explores the world of nutrition with experiments that will make tongues tingle, stomachs churn and hair stand on end. For more clips from Gastro Lab: http://bit.ly/TEACHGastro For our Biology playlist: http://bit.ly/BBCTeachBiology For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p02gd9w7. ===================== Teaching Biology or Food Technology? GCSE Biology Students can be tasked with evaluating their daily food intake for fibre content. Take your favourite snack: How much fibre do you think it contains? How many plant based foods are in the recipe? Look up which foods are high in fibre and see if you can adapt your recipe to increase the fibre content. 2nd Level Technologies Students can be asked to make a display to show the dietary fibre content per portion of a selection of foods (for example, breakfast cereal, porridge oats, apple, nuts, lentils, biscuits). Remember, fibre is only found in plant-based foods. How could you increase the amount of fibre that you can eat each day? Students can be tasked with evaluating their daily food intake for fibre content. Take your favourite snack. How much fibre do you think it contains? How many plant-based foods are in the recipe? Look up which foods are high in fibre and see if you can adapt your recipe to increase the fibre content. This clip will be relevant for teaching Biology and Food Technology at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 2nd , 3rd and 4th Level and National 4 and 5 in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature