What is the most fibre rich, gut health super food? Acai berries, hands down.
Eat more fibre?. Easy to say but hard to do? So why is fibre so good?
A great way to feel full quicker and lose weight is consuming a high fibre diet (30-40g per day). This can also reduce the risk of chronic disease, cancer, and heart disease.
The best sources of fibre are plant foods: whole grain cereals, vegetables, legumes, fruit, nuts and seeds. It is important for the gut to function properly. However, it is also important to drink lots of fluids in order for the fibre to swell and act as a sponge and regulate gut movement.
Fibre soaks up sugar in the foods eaten because it acts like a sponge, releasing is slowly and helping control blood sugar levels. it also reduces cholesterol absorption and excretion, reducing blood cholesterol and risk of heart disease.
Foods that are high in fibre tend to be low in energy, and they also expand in the stomach and intestine like a sponge to help the feeling of being full. These foods are said to have low energy density. If compared to a bag of lollies, there is no fibre in lollies and they are very high in energy, and they don?t act like a sponge and expand in the stomach to help feel full and stop eating.
Acai berries can help bulk up the diet with fibre, and therefore decrease its energy density. This can help prevent weight gain and risk of obesity due to eating less energy for the same weight of food.
Most organic freeze dried acai has a relatively high fibre content of 1.4g (per 5g serve) compared with an apple (1.8g) or a weetbix (1.8g). In an Acai smoothie with 3 scoops of organic freeze dried A?a? powder, there is around 4g of dietary fibre! The new recommended intake for Australia and New Zealand suggest we consume 30g of fibre per day. - 17269
A great way to feel full quicker and lose weight is consuming a high fibre diet (30-40g per day). This can also reduce the risk of chronic disease, cancer, and heart disease.
The best sources of fibre are plant foods: whole grain cereals, vegetables, legumes, fruit, nuts and seeds. It is important for the gut to function properly. However, it is also important to drink lots of fluids in order for the fibre to swell and act as a sponge and regulate gut movement.
Fibre soaks up sugar in the foods eaten because it acts like a sponge, releasing is slowly and helping control blood sugar levels. it also reduces cholesterol absorption and excretion, reducing blood cholesterol and risk of heart disease.
Foods that are high in fibre tend to be low in energy, and they also expand in the stomach and intestine like a sponge to help the feeling of being full. These foods are said to have low energy density. If compared to a bag of lollies, there is no fibre in lollies and they are very high in energy, and they don?t act like a sponge and expand in the stomach to help feel full and stop eating.
Acai berries can help bulk up the diet with fibre, and therefore decrease its energy density. This can help prevent weight gain and risk of obesity due to eating less energy for the same weight of food.
Most organic freeze dried acai has a relatively high fibre content of 1.4g (per 5g serve) compared with an apple (1.8g) or a weetbix (1.8g). In an Acai smoothie with 3 scoops of organic freeze dried A?a? powder, there is around 4g of dietary fibre! The new recommended intake for Australia and New Zealand suggest we consume 30g of fibre per day. - 17269
About the Author:
Jeremy James Liddle is a respected authority on importation and marketing of acai berries in Australia. He has been running health food businesses in Australia & overseas for almost 10 years. RioLife now offers free delivery in Australia for an exclusive time. Click here to buy acai berries now, and click here for more nutritional information about the acai berry.
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