Fiber and Diabetes

By David Mendosa, Health Guide Tuesday, February 07, 2006

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If anything is a “free food,” fiber is. While fiber is a carbohydrate, it won’t raise our blood glucose. In Europe, in fact, it’s not even counted as a carbohydrate, which can confuse us when we study the nutrition labels on those products. In the second sentence above I almost wrote that fi...

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michael

3/ 1/06 5:37pm

Thank you David for that reality check. We all need it as it is so easy to slip into bad eating habits. It might be useful if you could summarise your findings and give recommended detary fibre intake quantities. I'm sure most readers will be aware of fibre sources but most won't be aware of which is soluble and which is not and what is the best source. Could you make recommendations of which fibre sources most readers should focus on to achieve maximum benefits for weight control, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In short what should the average daily intake include.

Becky

3/ 2/06 12:27pm

Michael, I suggest you google "soluble fiber foods". You should come up with a list of vegetables, fruits, and grains that are high in such fiber. I also take daily Psyllium Whole Husks, comes in a large can. It is both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. It can be stirred into any cold liquid; but I just sprinkle it into my cold or hot cereal and then drink a large glass of water after I eat. The brand I get that DOES NOT have sweetners in it is called Naturally Preferred; it is 100% pure. I bought mine at the Fred Meyers store in Oregon. It is distributed by Inter-American Products, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. Check with your local Health Foods store. I had a hard time trying to find one that was 100% pure with no sweetners added. Oh, this will add 5 grams of fiber per 1 heaping teaspoon.

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