5 High-Fiber Foods for Faster Weight Loss

This F-word has five letters, but to a lot of people it's almost obscene. But fiber is something everyone needs to think about, and not only because a high fiber diet is essential for steady weight loss. That extra helping of beans is also an important way to protect against stroke and heart disease. It's also a no-brainer if a lot of diet food tends to leave you feeling hungry – fiber takes a while to digest, so it makes you feel full, and that slows the absorption of sugars into your bloodstream, so it helps to prevent energy crashes. Fiber is something you should eat when you're feeling constipated. Here's what you shouldn't.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Living Healthy This F-word has five letters, but to a lot of people it’s almost obscene. But fiber is something everyone needs to think about, and not only because a high fiber diet is essential for steady weight loss.  That extra helping of beans is also an important way to protect against stroke and heart disease.  It’s also a no-brainer if a lot of diet food tends to leave you feeling hungry – fiber takes a while to digest, so it makes you feel full, and that slows the absorption of sugars into your bloodstream, so it helps to prevent energy crashes. Fiber is something you should eat when you’re feeling constipated. Here’s what you shouldn’t.  Nicholas English Editor, About.com Health DIET ADVICE 5 High-Fiber Foods for Faster Weight Loss  By Lisa Lillien, a.k.a. Hungry Girl Diet Advice Expert READ NOW IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) Don't Eat These 5 Foods If You're Constipated   By Dr. Barbara Bolen Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Expert READ NOW colon cancer Are Fiber Supplements As Effective As the Real Deal?    By Julie Wilkinson, BSN, RN Colon Cancer Expert READ NOW LOW CARB DIETS It's Tough to Get Fiber On a Low Carb Diet – Here's What You Can Do    By Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Expert READ NOW IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) Now Here's What You Should Eat When You're Feeling Backed Up    By Dr. Barbara Bolen Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Expert READ NOW Trending Now • 11 Ways to Get Vitamin D Without Going Outside • 8 Mistakes Everyone With Social Anxiety Makes • Fun Reads: The About Guide to Constipation, Bloating and Diarrhea • 7 Foods You Wouldn't Think Were So Fattening • Like Us? Join Us on Facebook Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.