We welcome everyone with tips, recipes, support and general conversation. We’d love to hear how the boosting of fiber has helped you consistently lose weigh. We'll report our fiber count daily or weekly, whatever works best for you.
If your goal is to lose body fat, increasing your fiber intake can help in three ways:
The typical adult consumes less than 20 grams of fiber per day. This is about 50% of the recommended amount of dietary fiber for good health.Eat Fiber to Lose Body Fat.
1. High fiber foods can help control appetite by reducing insulin levels in the blood, a hormone that stimulates appetite.
2. The body uses more energy to digest and absorb high fiber foods than refined or low fiber foods. Burns more calories!
3. High fiber foods are filling but are low in fat (many fat free)
High-fiber foods:
Generally require more chewing time giving your body time to register when you're no longer hungry, so you're less likely to overeat.
Tends to make a meal feel larger and linger longer, so you stay full for a greater amount of time.
Less "energy dense," which means they have fewer calories for the same volume of food.
Speeding up the time it takes food to pass through the large intestines, thereby diluting toxic and carcinogenic compounds
Helpful for those who want to lose weight, since fiber absorbs water so you feel full and satisfied throughout the day.
Can help improve your eating habits, which can lead to weight loss and more energy!