Eating apples, especially with the skin, not
only increases your fiber intake but provides vitamin C and flavonoids, a disease - fighting antioxidant.
Not exact matches
With hummus not
only will you
increase your
fiber intake, but you'll
increase your dose of good for you fats as well, which will help to manage those sugar cravings.
A recent review of 44 studies found that while 39 % of
fiber treatments
increased satiety,
only 22 % actually reduced food
intake (21).
Increasing your daily
intake of water and
fiber - rich foods will not
only regulate your bowel movements, but also reduce your risk of constipation.
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.