Low Fat Research Paper
Shawn Wells, R.D.
with Tim Skwiat, Pn1
2
8 “Healthy” Foods
That Cause Flab
If we were to ask you to define what it means to eat healthy or what constitutes a healthy diet, what thoughts, principles, and rules would come to mind?
Is it a certain number of meals per day?
Is it a specific number of grams of fat or carbohydrates?
Is a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate diet better?
Does it involve eliminating certain types of foods (e.g., gluten, dairy, sugar)?
Does it involve counting grams of sugar?
Does it revolve entirely around counting calories or points?
Does it entail not eating after a certain time of day?
Perhaps you can fill in the blank below:
Healthy eating is _____.
This mindset and these “rules,” which are influenced by what you’ve …show more content…
Simply put, fiber is a nutrition all-star, as it promotes satiety, regularity, cardiovascular health, and many other health and body composition benefits.
Thus, high-fiber breakfast cereals must be a healthy option, right? You know what’s coming next…not so fast!
While many breakfast cereals are low in fiber because of the processing of the grains, which removes the high-fiber bran, it’s not uncommon to find cereal boxes touting high fiber contents. While this seems like a step in the right direction, you still must proceed with caution.
Many cereals that boast high amounts of fiber have to be reviewed quite carefully.
Is the fiber a naturally-occurring component of the whole grain? Or, is it an isolated,
“fake” fiber (e.g., psyllium husks, soy fiber, polydextrose, etc.) that has been added into the product? Or, perhaps the wheat bran added back in as a separate ingredient (as opposed to occurring in its natural form).
The Nutrition Action Healthletter says that there “isn’t good evidence that these lower the risk of heart disease, constipation, and diabetes the same way intact fiber, the
with Tim Skwiat, Pn1
2
8 “Healthy” Foods
That Cause Flab
If we were to ask you to define what it means to eat healthy or what constitutes a healthy diet, what thoughts, principles, and rules would come to mind?
Is it a certain number of meals per day?
Is it a specific number of grams of fat or carbohydrates?
Is a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate diet better?
Does it involve eliminating certain types of foods (e.g., gluten, dairy, sugar)?
Does it involve counting grams of sugar?
Does it revolve entirely around counting calories or points?
Does it entail not eating after a certain time of day?
Perhaps you can fill in the blank below:
Healthy eating is _____.
This mindset and these “rules,” which are influenced by what you’ve …show more content…
Simply put, fiber is a nutrition all-star, as it promotes satiety, regularity, cardiovascular health, and many other health and body composition benefits.
Thus, high-fiber breakfast cereals must be a healthy option, right? You know what’s coming next…not so fast!
While many breakfast cereals are low in fiber because of the processing of the grains, which removes the high-fiber bran, it’s not uncommon to find cereal boxes touting high fiber contents. While this seems like a step in the right direction, you still must proceed with caution.
Many cereals that boast high amounts of fiber have to be reviewed quite carefully.
Is the fiber a naturally-occurring component of the whole grain? Or, is it an isolated,
“fake” fiber (e.g., psyllium husks, soy fiber, polydextrose, etc.) that has been added into the product? Or, perhaps the wheat bran added back in as a separate ingredient (as opposed to occurring in its natural form).
The Nutrition Action Healthletter says that there “isn’t good evidence that these lower the risk of heart disease, constipation, and diabetes the same way intact fiber, the