Sat, Sep-18-04, 19:48
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Senior Member
Posts: 939
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Plan: ProteinPowerLifePlan w/IF
Stats: 166/143/135
BF:
Progress: 74%
Location: New England
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Ok...Now I'm really curious! I'm going to have to look this up more thoroughly. Before baby #3, I was following BodyRX (and am still applying what I learned from it while I'm low carbing). Dr. Connelly explains the FAT BURNING power of fiber. It's not just about regularity or some random number or about colon cancer. Here's what the good doc had to say in various places in his book:
"Fiber is another important nutrient that has all but vanished from our food supply. Chances are, you are not getting enough fiber, and because of that, your metabolism is suffering. Fiber burns fat. And protein and fiber together are the most powerful fat-burning food combination there is."
"If we don't overwhelm the body with glucose-producing foods, the body turns to other fuel sources. One is fatty acids released by our fat cells. In addition, the body burns short-chain fatty acids made from fiber fermented in your intestinal tract. Notably, the burning of fatty acids from fiber stimulates the release of even more fat from fat cells. Cuasing your rate of fat burning to snow ball dramatically. This is the power of fiber, and that's why I want you to eat so much of it."
"While eating more protein will get you in fat-burning mode, eating more fiber will help keep you there. [...] When fiber is digested, it is fermented in the gut and converted into short-chain fatty acids, which can be burned for fuel. The burning of fatty acids from fiber sends a signal to your fat cells telling them to release fat, which your body uses for fuel. The fiber in food also creates a sensation of feeling full, so you feel more satisfied after eating it. The winning combination of fiber and protein is what kept our cavemen ancestors lean and strong, and it performs the same magic for us.
Unfortunately, fiber has been removed from the modern food supply. Over the past fifty years, modern agriculture has stripped every last bit of fiber our of most of the bread, rice, and cereals sold in grocery stores. Getting rid of fiber is great for manufacturers, because it increases the shelf life of their products, but it is deadly for us. Incredibly, if you want to buy bread with a significant amount of fiber, you have to buy a special loaf to which the fiber has been added back!"
Again, this is one source - so I am now curious what else I can find about this online.
-- Loretta Pioch
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