F BR E While dietary fibre doesn’t possess any magical fat-burning properties, more and more researchers are finding that fibre is fabulous for weight loss. In fact, a one-year, randomised trial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that participants who added more fibre to their diets —without changing anything else—lost almost as much weight as participants who followed a more complicated eating plan recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA). 1 When it comes to losing weight, there is one simple THE NATURAL TOOL FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS Getting the skinny on
tactic that’s easier and more helpful than all the Internet diet advice, meal timing, and portion measuring put together: FILL UP ON FIBRE.
Another study reported in The Journal of Nutrition followed the eating habits of 252 middle-aged women for almost two years. 2 Researchers found that the women who increased their fibre intake generally lost weight—while those who decreased their fibre intake gained weight.
1. Yunsheng Ma, Barbara C. Olendzki, et al., “Single-Component Versus Multicomponent Dietary Goals for the Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial,” Annals of Internal Medicine , vol. 162 no. 4, February 2015 p. 248–257. 2. L. Tucker and K. Thomas, “Increasing Total Fibre Intake Reduces Risk of Weight and Fat Gains in Women,” The Journal of Nutrition , vol. 139, no. 3, March 2009, p. 576–581.
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