Fiber Question
tayusuki
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I responded to a thread asking, but I realized it might be better to make my own.
I never looked into fiber too terribly much. Everyone says to eat lots of it and subtract it from carbs.
Well I was reading into it and it seems we DO actually metabolize soluble fiber and it has a response on insulin. Why would we subtract it from our carb counts? I can't find much explaining it.
TIA!!
I never looked into fiber too terribly much. Everyone says to eat lots of it and subtract it from carbs.
Well I was reading into it and it seems we DO actually metabolize soluble fiber and it has a response on insulin. Why would we subtract it from our carb counts? I can't find much explaining it.
TIA!!
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There are people who count total carbs. There are others who count half their fiber to their carb count. Then, there are people like me, who don't eat any fiber at all. Any of those handles this problem readily.
In truth, though, for most people the impact isn't significant.2 -
Here is an interesting talk on fiber you may want to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUO4P9ADI0
Here is one of the studies it references that first got me to question the need for so much fiber. I found it thanks to @FIT_Goat a couple years back.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/
In my own experimentation, I have found fiber to not be very helpful. As near as I can tell, MAYBE, it is beneficial on a high carb diet primarily because it slows the BG impact by making the food digest more slowly, but if you don't eat high carb, then high fiber isn't necessary.
I would suggest doing your own experimentation as your responses may vary.2 -
Fiber is mostly needed to help digest and process carbohydrates, the less carbs you eat, the less fiber you need. If you are consuming ample fiber and are having issues moving things along, you might want to consider looking in to how well balanced your electrolytes are, as a Magnesium deficiency can slow things down.3
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Here's a quote/goal from another of your posts @tayusuki :
Stop ordering food that pushes me over calories at work.
High fiber, low fiber, no fiber, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, total carbs, net carbs, whatever. IMO (probably unpopular) none of the aforementioned has as much value as addressing the behavior in your quote.
ETA: in regards to weight management.1 -
I always just went with total fibre. I also have columns for fibre and sugar in my diary. I try to keep sugar close to zero, and fibre around half of whatever carbs I ate.
I am one who limits carbs and fibre because they tend to cause some stomach discomfort, gas and constipation. Less carbs = less gas + and less BM problems for me.
Fibre is still one of those things that people think you need though. I made the mistake of telling people that I limit my fibre. It was a mistake. 4 -
Here's a quote/goal from another of your posts @tayusuki :
Stop ordering food that pushes me over calories at work.
High fiber, low fiber, no fiber, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, total carbs, net carbs, whatever. IMO (probably unpopular) none of the aforementioned has as much value as addressing the behavior in your quote.
ETA: in regards to weight management.
I wasn't asking due to my behavior -- which I've mostly got under control tyvm! I was asking because of wondering how the body generally handles it. This wasn't a weight management question perse.
Personally, high carbs makes it difficult for me to maintain or lose weight. Counting net works fine in my case. But I wasn't sure if my body actually had a higher tolerance than I'd initially thought before affecting other things.
Ty to everyone else, your input has helped a lot!2 -
Bump up time.0
