Fiber-Added Foods Don’t Stop Hunger
Fiber-enriched processed foods won’t help you feel fuller longer, a small study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics finds.
In the study, 22 women who ate high-fiber breakfast bars in the morning were just as hungry at lunchtime as the days they ate low-fiber breakfast bars. Their food intake for the rest of the day past lunch was similar as well. True to fiber form, the high-fiber breakfasts did cause more gas and bloating, however.
But these findings are not a reason to eat less fiber, senior researcher Joanne Slavin, RD, professor at the University of Minnesota told Reuters Health. ”It’s hard to get people to eat enough fiber. It’s one of our shortfall nutrients,” she says. “I think putting fiber into foods that people will actually eat is a good thing.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that women consume 20 grams to 25 grams of fiber per day and men at least 30 grams. It’s estimated that most adults eat around 12. The bars in the study contained 10 grams each.
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