High-fiber foods are recommended on weight-loss diet"; because they're filling and nutritious, but here's another small way they are a boon if you're trying to lose weight. Boosting your fiber intake reduce.% the number of calories your body absorbs from the foods you eat. A USDA study found (hat women who double their daily fiber intake from 12 to 24 grams absorb about 90 fewer calories from
fat and protein; men going from 18 to 36 grams of fiber, about 130 fewer calories a day (Nutritionists recommend at least 20 to 30 trams of fiber daily.) This effect of Fiber varies greatly from person to person Large intake-.,, of fiber also decrease the Absorption of some minerals, but since high-fiber foods are generally quite nutritious this is not I problem
"Wellness Letter"
University of California, Berkeley
Vol 15, Issue 4 January 1999
the Newsletter of Nutrition, Fitness & Stress Management