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Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
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Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#12Super interesting to read! I have noticed a huge benefit from just adding Metamucil to my diet. The following lines from the article really resonate.
>Insoluble fibers have fecal-bulking characteristics that may promote regular bowel movements and avoid constipation.
>"Specifically, soluble fiber binds to bile acids in the intestine"
I have started to take Metamucil more frequently because I was taking an algae supplement, Spirulina & Chlorella, and it was moving through me so fast because I noticed I had no bulk from a low fiber diet. It made a huge improvement in bulking and slowed my bowel movements.
I also noticed before adding the fiber that I just would feel acidic, rude, or short-tempered in a different way, and my stomach was really acidic. Adding the fiber really did help, and it's cool to see articles and research backing it up.
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#13And here I am, stuck with only cable modem connectivity.
that's unfortunate since fiber has better bandwidth, congestion control and large packet support.
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#14For who? The Inuit? The Chinese? Europeans? People with my ice age genetics? (Nope) I despise studies that do not take genetics into account. Fiber made my cholesterol worse! The only thing that lowered my LDL and riased my HDL was a seafood only diet. Fiber flares my IBD, most likely from my NOD2 genetics[1][2]. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/35079107 [2] https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/22/4775 "IBD patients…
I mean, if you click on the first link you will open the paper they are summarizing[1]. It's a meta analysis of 64 studies, so you could certainly go through the studies and look at each population.
However, the actual answer is that all population studies are only gross generalizations that may not apply to you. They are often quite useful because the odds are generally good that they do apply...but it's never certain. Even if you are a member of the studied population your specific circumstances may overwhelm your populations norms.
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#15Does eating fiber by itself reduce mortality?
Or do healthy and wealthy people with active lifestyles and excellent healthcare happen to also eat more fiber?
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#16Olipop ad?
(OP here) - no affiliation with Olipop. But we've tried all the fiber supplements around the office, and we found Olipop is a pretty palatable option compared to, say, psyllium husk (which forms a gel when combined with water).
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#17For who? The Inuit? The Chinese? Europeans? People with my ice age genetics? (Nope) I despise studies that do not take genetics into account. Fiber made my cholesterol worse! The only thing that lowered my LDL and riased my HDL was a seafood only diet. Fiber flares my IBD, most likely from my NOD2 genetics[1][2]. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/35079107 [2] https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/22/4775 "IBD patients…
If you don't mind telling us, what fiber-rich food did you consume?
Pretty much none, and I poop like clockwork now. Maybe some sourdough crisp breads every now and then, and some white rice. But I avoid most plant foods but frop seaweed and mushrooms (they contain Fucose (not fructose!) which helps my gut becasue I am a FUT2 non-secretor [1] as well.
In my late 20s and 30's I was going to the bathroom (urgently) at least twice a day if not more. My gut was bloated and my mental health was much much worse.
[1] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/1...
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#18I don't know about my physical health, but mentally I feel more calm / content when I eat fiber rich food. I partly understand that this is because fiber rich food ensures slower release of sugar, from the food you eat into your blood, preventing the sudden spike and fall you get in sugar levels from food with low fiber (most retail snacks and junk food). I can also assert that bowel movement does feel "good" with fiber in your diet. And you feel satiated faster, and for a longer period of time, with it.
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#19Does eating fiber by itself reduce mortality? Or do healthy and wealthy people with active lifestyles and excellent healthcare happen to also eat more fiber?
Oh wow, I'm sure the authors of the meta study never considered that...
Re: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
#20It was only about five years ago I realized that pectin is a soluble fiber. My entire childhood is a lie. All that lovely jam and jelly was a delivery mechanism.