Fibre As Weight Loss Tool

The extra chewing time is needed for high fibre foods, as a result, a person on a high fibre diet is likely to consume less amount of food and so get fewer calories, where as insoluble fibre like cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, which prevent constipation and associated problems such as haemorrhoids.

Approximately 30g of dietary fibre per day is recommended by RDI (Recommend Daily Intake).This intake of dietary fibre is achieved if you consume fruits, vegetables, and cereal products instead of having low fibre cakes and biscuits. Try to use nuts and seeds as nutritious snack or use in meals.

Most popular, highly processed foods do not possess large quantities of fibre and as a result many of us are getting much less than we should. Consuming too much fibre (more than 50g per day) can cause problems like diarrhoea and bloating. Because fibre absorbs water, so we also need to increase the amount of water we drink when increasing our daily fibre intake.

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