Dietary fibers can act by changing the nature of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract and by changing how other nutrients and chemicals are absorbed. Some types of soluble fiber absorb water to become a gelatinous, viscous substance which is fermented by bacteria in the digestive tract.he FDA statement template for making this claim is: Soluble fiber from foods such as [name of soluble fiber source, and, if desired, name of food product], as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.
As of November 2014, Alaska Airlines has 12,998 employees. Alaska's pilot group consists of approximately 1,550 pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International and its over 4,100 flight attendants are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants.
Employees: 113,300. American Airlines Group is the result of a 2013 merger between US Airways and American Airlines, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankrupts protection a year earlier. Today, the group is the largest airline in the world, operating 6,700 flights and transporting 530,794 passengers daily. Its fleet of 1,494 planes is also the largest globally, and according to chairman and chief executive Doug Parker, the company posted the best year ever in 2014 with a net income of $4.184 billion.