EAT: Dietary fiber: Psyllium Husk

[Shinino]

I recently found a product that is rich in dietary fiber,
it’s called Psyllium Husk.

M,.According to the nutritional information it contains around
80g of fiber and 13 calories per 100g. Serving suggestion
states that you can combine it with water, juice, milk or
yogurt. I personally mixed 1 tbs with breakfast cereals. I can
honestly say it doesn’t taste of anything.

I would recommend it to anyone who’s looking to add a
bit of fiber in their diet without adding the calories.

The one I got is from Nu-Vit, an Australian company. Their
website is www.nu-vit.com.au.

[Mxsmanic]

shinino writes:

> I recently found a product that is rich in dietary fiber,
> it’s called Psyllium Husk.

It has been around for ages, although I discovered it only a
few years ago. It's a key ingredient of U.S. remedies such as
Metamucil, although they overprocess it and overcharge for it,
and they add other medicinal laxatives to it.

It seems to work extremely well as a dietary fiber supplement.
Figuring out exactly how much to add to one's diet takes a bit
of experimentation, but once you find out, it's great for
ensuring that you get a good amount of fiber in your diet.

Additionally, it doesn't seem to have any side effects. If you
eat too much, you go to the bathroom more often, but that's
about it. (It does _not_ produce diarrhea, however, just more
frequent BMs.) It has no real taste so it's easy to ingest. It
does seem to stick to eating utensils as soon as it gets damp,
though, which is a nuisance (sometimes I end up with almost as
much psyllium firmly stuck to the inside of my glass as I've
managed to drink.)

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[Trent Duke]

OMG...am I glad someone brought up the fiber issue.

It's imperative for good health and long term weight loss to
add fiber to ones diet. I consume a peach fiber supplement
with 8 different fibers which includes the infamous psyllium.
It doesn't stick to any side of a glass and it also contains a
wonderful probiotic microflora complex of 300 million viable
cells per serving.

But for those on Metamucil, they also make a fiber pill as
well.

How much fiber should one consume?

Around 30g a day. Most people consume about half that. So
unless you are getting it from foods, a supplement is highly
recommended.

Trent

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> From: Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> Organization:
> None Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition Date: Sat, 27 Dec
> 2003 10:57:25 +0100 Subject: Re: EAT: Dietary fiber:
> Psyllium Husk
>
> shinino writes:
>
>> I recently found a product that is rich in dietary fiber,
>> it’s called Psyllium Husk.
>
> It has been around for ages, although I discovered it only a
> few years ago. It's a key ingredient of U.S. remedies such
> as Metamucil, although they overprocess it and overcharge
> for it, and they add other medicinal laxatives to it.
>
> It seems to work extremely well as a dietary fiber
> supplement. Figuring out exactly how much to add to one's
> diet takes a bit of experimentation, but once you find out,
> it's great for ensuring that you get a good amount of fiber
> in your diet.
>
> Additionally, it doesn't seem to have any side effects. If
> you eat too much, you go to the bathroom more often, but
> that's about it. (It does _not_ produce diarrhea, however,
> just more frequent BMs.) It has no real taste so it's easy
> to ingest. It does seem to stick to eating utensils as soon
> as it gets damp, though, which is a nuisance (sometimes I
> end up with almost as much psyllium firmly stuck to the
> inside of my glass as I've managed to drink.)
>
> --
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> me directly.

[Kev]

Mxsmanic at mxsmanic@hotmail.com wrote:

> It has been around for ages, although I discovered it only a
> few years ago. It's a key ingredient of U.S. remedies such
> as Metamucil, although they overprocess it and overcharge
> for it, and they add other medicinal laxatives to it.

Where can you get psyllium husk for cheap?

[Mxsmanic]

Kev writes:

> Where can you get psyllium husk for cheap?

In the U.S.? I don't know. I find it in France in simple seed
form, and it's pretty cheap. A friend directed me to an Indian
brand which is cheap, also, and has the advantage of being
slightly shredded, making it easier to use than the whole
seeds. I've found it in powder form here in France (e.g.,
Transilane), but it's pricey and generally mixed with other
stuff (like potassium, which I haven't figured out).

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[John 'The]

Once upon a time, our fellow Mxsmanic rambled on about "Re:
EAT: Dietary fiber: Psyllium Husk." Our champion
De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...

>> Where can you get psyllium husk for cheap?
>
>In the U.S.? I don't know. I find it in France in simple seed
>form, and it's pretty cheap. A friend directed me to an
>Indian brand which is cheap, also, and has the advantage of
>being slightly shredded, making it easier to use than the
>whole seeds. I've found it in powder form here in France
>(e.g., Transilane), but it's pricey and generally mixed with
>other stuff (like potassium, which I haven't figured out).

Gee! Eating a healthy diet to begin with seems a whole lot
simpler to
me.

Just thought that you might want to know. :)
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[Eldred30]

Kev <KevinRog@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Mxsmanic at mxsmanic@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > It has been around for ages, although I discovered it only
> > a few years ago. It's a key ingredient of U.S. remedies
> > such as Metamucil, although they overprocess it and
> > overcharge for it, and they add other medicinal laxatives
> > to it.
>
>
>
> Where can you get psyllium husk for cheap?

I buy mine at WalMart. It's sold under their house brand
"EQUATE" and is labeled as "natural fiber laxative. The price
is about one half that of Metamucil.

[Mxsmanic]

John 'the Man' writes:

> Gee! Eating a healthy diet to begin with seems a whole lot
> simpler to
> me.

It's not.

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[John 'The]

Once upon a time, our fellow Mxsmanic rambled on about "Re:
EAT: Dietary fiber: Psyllium Husk." Our champion
De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...

>John 'the Man' writes:
>
>> Gee! Eating a healthy diet to begin with seems a whole lot
>> simpler to
>> me.
>
>It's not.

It is. :)

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