Few Drawbacks to Following a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet

Few Drawbacks to Following a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet

A healthy diet is low, the bold, high fiber and rich in fruits and vegetables, like many victims, but in fact contribute to a sense of personal satisfaction, according to a recent study.

Earlier studies have shown that the people offering this type of diet to their risk for heart disease, certain cancers, stroke and diabetes.

"Participants who adopted and kept plan to eat for four years, a greater confidence in their ability, health, a greater conviction that the choice of food to improve health and the public better known health and diet news" , says a leading author Donald Corlo of the National Cancer Institute.

All participants in the study had a polyp in the colon, 194 people decided their diet to prevent relapses and 200 people have their typical diet. On average, participants were 60 years when the study began in 1993.

"In contrast to the idea of food with low fat content, the participants are not aware of the negative impact of the flour taste, cost, ease of purchase and preparation of food, the overall evaluation of health and general well-being and satisfaction of life," said Corlo.

The study is published in the August edition of Annals of Behavioral Medicine

On the diet for about 20 percent of their calories from fat, consume 18 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories and three and a half servings of fruit and vegetables is 1000 calories. This worked five to eight servings a day.

The participants also have a detailed log of the nutrients you and received more than 60 hours consulting on the procedures to change the behavior and nutrition, assistance with food preparation and recipe modification.

Within a period of four years, participants were invited to assess the impact of changes in their diet.

The questions of the participants "on the physical changes in the perception and emotional well-being, the satisfaction of diet and health of self," the researchers emphasize. "Our results suggest that the low fat, high fiber, fruit and vegetables supplemented diet may not be adopted without any negative impact on the overall perception of quality of life."

The only references to the difficulties in maintaining the diet to eat away from home, which eats the healthiest rules for registering more problems when eating with other people who do not change the diet. This aspect of the food requires more research, Corlo comments.

Corlo speculated that with a higher availability of low-fat products in supermarkets, contributed to the healthy diet and practice for the participants.

"In fact, many positive changes in quality of life has been the ideas of the participants. These figures show that the adoption of a low fat, high fiber, fruit and vegetables, recommended diet, without the fear that" the results, said Corlo.

Few Drawbacks to Following a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet