Will eating more fibre help burn more fat?

Our weight loss mainly depends on the diet and exercise routine we follow. So it is essential to have a healthy diet, which includes all the superfoods that suits your goal. The one advice that is often given out by the dieticians is to increase the amount of fibre consumed. Fibre is the protective layer of fruit, vegetable or grain.


Nutritionist Ritesh Bawri, “Getting enough fibre is important to keep your gut healthy. “However, the unfortunate truth is that most of us are consuming very little fibre. Fibre, along with water, is the agent responsible for moving your food through your digestive tract.”


The different kinds of fibre are soluble fibre is soft, sticky kind that our bodies can digest. Present in oats, citrus fruits and root vegetables, this kind of fibre helps ease constipation. There’s another kind insoluble fibre, also known as roughage. This can be found in nuts, seeds, potatoes, cereal, and bran. This helps keep your bowel healthy.


According to the American Heart Association, “The daily value for fibre is 25 grams per day on a 2,000-calorie diet for adults. This number may also depend on age or sex: women under 50, it is 21 to 25 grams per day and for men under 50, it is 30 to 38 grams per day. For children, it is around 14 to 31 grams of fibre per day. There is no such thing as too much fibre. However, it is best to add at least 40gms for men and 25 gms for women per day.”

Ami Turakhia, registered dietician, diabetic educator, Founder Diet Castle said, “Whole grain food like oats, jowar, bajra, wheat bran, brown rice, quinoa, dalia , whole pulses have more fibre compared to maida, sabudana and rice. When the mid-meal hunger strikes, opt for fibre rich snacks like chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, apple, papaya, pear among others. You can even keep some roasted chana handy.”