I've been around a little while and like to think of myself as a student of human behavior and a lover of language.
In this avocation I'm fortunate to see interesting things everywhere as long as I pause long enough to look and listen, happy moments.
Keeping this in mind I thought I'd talk about fiber in the diet.
When looking for the best way to lose weight fiber is a no brainer, it's not glamorous, but it is very important.
It tickles me to think of living creatures getting their daily fiber dosage; I imagine silly scenes of people chewing on bark and stalks, munching on shirts, rabbits in the garden, etc.
Fact is, this isn't that far from truth, OK maybe not the shirt thing, fiber is a spacer necessary for healthy digestion and therefore nutrition.
Fiber has also been known by other names, my favorites include roughage or bulk; attractive -no, wonderfully descriptive - yes.
Fiber, more specifically Dietary Fiber which is, by the way, a complex carbohydrate, it is further defined as that part of a plant that we cannot digest.
Only foods that come from plants contain dietary fiber.
Fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grain foods all contain dietary fiber.
Nuts are also good source of fiber.
Fiber helps to rid the body of wastes and metabolic by-products and prevents constipation.
Soluble fiber can help to lower serum cholesterol.
There is strong evidence that a good daily intake of fiber (about 35 grams daily) has a protective effect in heart disease and certain types of cancer.
Fiber is also strongly emphasized to people with diabetes and who are insulin resistant.
Fiber slows glucose absorption and helps to keep blood sugar levels from spiking.
You can't get more natural or closer to earth than that, so let me complicate that by introducing Functional fiber.
Some foods have Functional fiber added to them.
Functional fibers have various positive effects in the body, like decreasing blood cholesterol or increasing stool bulk.
Oat bran, Pectin, and Psyllium are functional fibers.
They may be added to foods that otherwise would not contain fiber.
So, add dietary fiber to functional fiber and you get Total fiber in your diet.
Some of the things total fiber does for you include acting as a natural disease fighter helping to prevent colon cancer and heart disease.
Fiber also helps in the elimination of cholesterol by helping to prevent cholesterol from binding to the digestive tract.
Fiber helps in stopping constipation.
Fiber acts as a cooling agent for the body, Fiber allows you to feel satisfied longer after each meal because it takes longer to chew and to digest.
It was not long ago, yesterday, that fiber was nowhere to be found in popular food items, this is no longer true and everywhere you look you will see the descriptor "Whole Grain" in fact, if you look closely you will uncover multiple "wholegrain" options in, for example, a baker's product line, for example a variety of Whole Wheat, Rye, or Pumpernickel loaves further divided into "Wholegrain", "Ancient Wholegrain", "8 Grain", "12 Grain", etc.
So the tide is turning because educated eaters are demanding inclusion and choice.
By the way, about 20 or 25 years ago mass-produced bread existed on the market that did in fact have wood fiber baked into it; isn't full disclosure great, thought I was kidding about the chewing bark thing above, right.
A few important things to remember when upping your fiber intake is to ramp up slowly in volume or you'll likely suffer the gas discomfort of the damned and also drink more water than ever, likely at least 8 glasses a day, typically 64 oz.
or half a gallon.
So when looking for what can be considered the best way to lose weight, remember Fiber must be included.
Even if the multiple benefits listed above were not enough consider that sufficient fiber in the diet will, no doubt, help achieve a feeling of fullness which will make it easier to endure the between meal and snack stresses.
In this avocation I'm fortunate to see interesting things everywhere as long as I pause long enough to look and listen, happy moments.
Keeping this in mind I thought I'd talk about fiber in the diet.
When looking for the best way to lose weight fiber is a no brainer, it's not glamorous, but it is very important.
It tickles me to think of living creatures getting their daily fiber dosage; I imagine silly scenes of people chewing on bark and stalks, munching on shirts, rabbits in the garden, etc.
Fact is, this isn't that far from truth, OK maybe not the shirt thing, fiber is a spacer necessary for healthy digestion and therefore nutrition.
Fiber has also been known by other names, my favorites include roughage or bulk; attractive -no, wonderfully descriptive - yes.
Fiber, more specifically Dietary Fiber which is, by the way, a complex carbohydrate, it is further defined as that part of a plant that we cannot digest.
Only foods that come from plants contain dietary fiber.
Fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grain foods all contain dietary fiber.
Nuts are also good source of fiber.
Fiber helps to rid the body of wastes and metabolic by-products and prevents constipation.
Soluble fiber can help to lower serum cholesterol.
There is strong evidence that a good daily intake of fiber (about 35 grams daily) has a protective effect in heart disease and certain types of cancer.
Fiber is also strongly emphasized to people with diabetes and who are insulin resistant.
Fiber slows glucose absorption and helps to keep blood sugar levels from spiking.
You can't get more natural or closer to earth than that, so let me complicate that by introducing Functional fiber.
Some foods have Functional fiber added to them.
Functional fibers have various positive effects in the body, like decreasing blood cholesterol or increasing stool bulk.
Oat bran, Pectin, and Psyllium are functional fibers.
They may be added to foods that otherwise would not contain fiber.
So, add dietary fiber to functional fiber and you get Total fiber in your diet.
Some of the things total fiber does for you include acting as a natural disease fighter helping to prevent colon cancer and heart disease.
Fiber also helps in the elimination of cholesterol by helping to prevent cholesterol from binding to the digestive tract.
Fiber helps in stopping constipation.
Fiber acts as a cooling agent for the body, Fiber allows you to feel satisfied longer after each meal because it takes longer to chew and to digest.
It was not long ago, yesterday, that fiber was nowhere to be found in popular food items, this is no longer true and everywhere you look you will see the descriptor "Whole Grain" in fact, if you look closely you will uncover multiple "wholegrain" options in, for example, a baker's product line, for example a variety of Whole Wheat, Rye, or Pumpernickel loaves further divided into "Wholegrain", "Ancient Wholegrain", "8 Grain", "12 Grain", etc.
So the tide is turning because educated eaters are demanding inclusion and choice.
By the way, about 20 or 25 years ago mass-produced bread existed on the market that did in fact have wood fiber baked into it; isn't full disclosure great, thought I was kidding about the chewing bark thing above, right.
A few important things to remember when upping your fiber intake is to ramp up slowly in volume or you'll likely suffer the gas discomfort of the damned and also drink more water than ever, likely at least 8 glasses a day, typically 64 oz.
or half a gallon.
So when looking for what can be considered the best way to lose weight, remember Fiber must be included.
Even if the multiple benefits listed above were not enough consider that sufficient fiber in the diet will, no doubt, help achieve a feeling of fullness which will make it easier to endure the between meal and snack stresses.
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