Fiber is receiving more and more attention as a tool to manage blood sugar levels and weight, for diabetics as well as healthy individuals. But how does fiber help? All fibers can slow the absorption of sugar and fat from food, and therefore help prevent post-prandial (post-meal) spikes in blood sugar and blood fat, possibly …
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Dietary fiber is not a magic wand, but it can help you achieve your weight loss goals with a little more ease. One of the hardest pieces to manage when you are trying to lose weight is hunger, but fiber can help in several ways. Eating high-fiber foods slows down the speed at which food …
The USDA recommends people consume 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories. That’s 28 grams of fiber per day, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. BarnDad’s Fiber Dx makes it easy to get all the fiber you need for a healthy pregnancy in a delicious high fiber protein shake. Common complaints of pregnancy include …
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BarnDad’s FiberDX comes to the rescue in the fight and prevention of childhood obesity. We all know a healthy diet consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low fat sources of protein. It can be a difficult task however, to keep children from eating unhealthy foods and to have them eat a diet filled with …
BarnDad’s FiberDX® is a 100% natural, time-release, 8-LAYER soluble and insoluble fiber matrix that reduces hunger and supports healthy weight management, lean muscle and a healthy digestive system. New research shows that fiber could be the single most overlooked nutrient to help you control your blood sugar and A1C, reduce cholesterol, lose unwanted body fat, …
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Long heralded as part of a healthy diet, fiber has been shown to reduce the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, diverticular disease, and constipation, as well as cancer of the colon, breast, ovary, endometrium, gastrointestinal tract, esophagus, mouth, pharynx, stomach and rectum. Research has found that populations that consume more dietary fiber have less …
Many studies have looked at fiber and weight loss. The average value for published studies indicate that consuming an additional 14 grams of fiber daily for more than 2 days is associated with a 10% decrease in calorie intake and weight loss of 4.2 lbs. over 3.8 months, with obese individuals showing an even greater …
Did you know that dietary fiber (soluble) slows the time it takes food to leave the stomach? This slower rate of digestion creates a feeling of satiety i.e. you feel fuller longer. Also, once the stomach contents move into the small intestine, those same dietary fibers can affect a wide variety of gastrointestinal hormones that …
Analyst Insight by Simone Baroke – Contributing Analyst “Old school” diet lore taught us that fiber “fills you up”, but recent research shows that there is much more to it than that. Dietary fiber has the power to alter the composition of the intestinal micro-flora, triggering the release of satiety hormones that communicate to the …
According to a study published online in Nature Medicine, fiber rich diets reduce the severity of allergic airway disease. These findings show how diet can influence immune cell development and disease outside the gut. Benjamin Marsland and his colleagues report that in animal studies fed a diet low in fiber developed worse lung inflammation in …
