Gut healthy super foods with high fibre content. Acai berries
Everyone says to eat more fibre. Easy to say but hard to do? The talk may be everywhere, but why is it so?
A high fibre diet (approximately 30-40g per day) reduces the risk of chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. It is also a great way to help feel full quicker and lose weight.
Plant foods are the best sources of fibre, foods such as vegetables, legumes, fruit, whole grain cereals, nuts and seeds. These are important for the gut to function properly. It is also very important to drink lots of fluids such as water which causes the fibre to swell and act as a sponge, and to regulate gut movement.
Fibre acts like a sponge and soaks up sugar in the foods eaten, and releases it slowly, helping control blood sugar levels. It also reduces cholesterol absorption and excretion, therefore 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. - 17268
A high fibre diet (approximately 30-40g per day) reduces the risk of chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. It is also a great way to help feel full quicker and lose weight.
Plant foods are the best sources of fibre, foods such as vegetables, legumes, fruit, whole grain cereals, nuts and seeds. These are important for the gut to function properly. It is also very important to drink lots of fluids such as water which causes the fibre to swell and act as a sponge, and to regulate gut movement.
Fibre acts like a sponge and soaks up sugar in the foods eaten, and releases it slowly, helping control blood sugar levels. It also reduces cholesterol absorption and excretion, therefore 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. - 17268
About the Author:
Jeremy James Liddle is a experienced authority on importation and marketing of acai berries in Australasia. He has been running health food businesses in Australasia & Singapore for over 7 years. RioLife now offers free delivery in Australasia for a limited time. Click here to buy acai berries now, and click here for more nutritional information about the acai berry.
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