According to Angela Grassi MS, RDN, author of The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health, a healthy eating plan for PCOS often includes a diet comprised of a lower intake of carbohydrates (but not a «low - carb» diet); higher intake of lean protein and higher intake of monounsaturated fats; almost all grains should be whole grains; minimum of 25
g of fiber per day; avoidance of sweet beverages including juice, juice drinks, and soda; daily physical activity; and vitamin D supplementation.
Start by finding out where the EVIDENCE is that 40
g of fiber per day is necessary for X?
Not exact matches
So if for example, you eat 1500 calories
per day, you should be eating a minimum
of 22.5
g fiber.
Many
of us don't get the recommended amount
of fiber in our daily diet, that being 38
g per day for men and 25
g per day for women (1,3).
The intake
of dietary
fiber among people living in Western countries remains low, and according to the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), it averages 17
g per day in the United States.24 Although patients with diabetes are advised to increase their intake
of dietary
fiber, in the NHANES study, their average daily intake was found to be only 16
g. 24 Why the intake
of dietary
fiber in patients with diabetes remains low — despite its well - documented effect
of lowering plasma cholesterol concentrations — remains unexplained.
The high -
fiber diet provided 50
g of total
fiber per day; soluble and insoluble
fiber content provided 25
g each.
In the Health Professionals Follow - Up Study (Hu et al., 2001), the risk
of developing diabetes did not decrease with higher total
fiber intakes, but a risk reduction
of 30 percent was observed in the highest quintile
of cereal -
fiber intake (median 10.2
g per day) compared to the lowest quintile (median intake 1.14
g per day).
Those in the lowest quintile
of fiber intake (< 5
g per 1000 kcal
per day) gained an average
of 8 pounds more than those in the highest quintile (> 12
g per 1000 kcal
per day).
The target legume consumption was 1 cup
per day (approximately 190
g per day, or 2 servings
per day)
of cooked beans, chickpeas or lentils, while a high wheat
fiber diet was achieved by consumption
of whole wheat and whole grain carbohydrate foods (whole wheat breakfast cereals, breads, brown rice, etc).