Food high in fiber has the ability to fill you up without adding extra calories to your diet. Fruits high in fiber that require a longer time to chew give you time to think that it is time to stop eating because you had enough to eat.
It therefore makes sense that we can learn to lose weight by adding high fiber food to our diet because we know that fiber supplements weight loss.
A good example is by comparing eating an apple fruit, eating apple sauce, or drinking apple juice. People who chose to munch an apple fruit that has a higher fiber content felt fuller than going for the sauce or the juice.
Chewing also results in producing stomach juices that help fill one's stomach. This results in ingesting fewer calories for the reason that fiber supplements weight loss.
Eating high fiber cereals regularly, for breakfast to start the day, helps in weight loss.
People who eat 25 grams to 45 grams of fiber daily are less likely to feel hungry when on a diet to lose weight. People who eat less fiber lose less weight than those who eat more fiber daily.
Dietary fiber is fiber that comes naturally in foods like the fiber that you get from eating an apple fruit.
Packaged food may have fiber added to it to increase its fiber content. These fibers are called functional fibers.
Natural source of fiber is better for weight loss because they likely to have less calories than packaged high fiber foods. In both ways the additional fiber supplements weight loss, but natural is better than functional sources.
It is suggested to eat a wide variety of fiber from natural sources such as vegetables, legumes, nuts, fruits and other high-fiber food because it also helps in reducing the risks in other health conditions such as diabetes. Nuts and seeds should be eaten in smaller portion because they are high in calories.
Fiber besides helping one in losing weight also helps in preventing constipation. Fiber is present in natural foods but can also be obtained by using certain supplements.
One such supplement, Glucomannan is available in pill form. There are specific recommended does of Glucomannan to be taken for a specific number of days that have been shown to be effective in increasing the feeling of fullness. This feeling of fullness help stop or decrease overeating and snacking that leads to gaining weight.
For people that find it difficult to swallow pills there are fiber supplements in the form of gums (gummies) or in the form of tablets that are chewable.
Consulting a health care professional before using alternative medications or supplements is always a good practice.