Targeting Healthy Habits in 2012
Targeting Healthy Habits in 2012
Health Target: Fiber
Fiber is your friend! Aim for a goal of 25-30 grams/day.
Why? Here's 3 of the many reasons to include high fiber foods on your plate:
1. Fullness. Fiber helps you feel full for longer, which means less in-between meal snacking and hunger pangs. Many well designed studies show the benefit of fiber to increase satiety (fullness) and help with weight loss.
2. Cholesterol reduction. Fiber acts like a magnet and binds to cholesterol, where it's then eliminated through the bowel.
3. Health benefits. Yet another study just released in the International Journal of Food Safety shows that fiber can "lead to improvements in gastrointestinal health, reduce diverticular disease, heart disease, colon cancer, and diabetes". Phew...now that's a mouthful!
My favorite sources of fiber include non-starchy veggies, berries, beans and legumes.
Tracy Baginski, CCN
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