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Are Your Protein Bars Filled With Sugar?

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Did you know that today’s fiber and protein bars typically have between 12 – 25g of sugar?! Today’s health conscious consumer is looking for high protein and high fiber grab and go snacks, but is often unaware that with high sugar content we are basically eliminating the health benefits!

High sugar content will cause your blood sugar to spike quickly and drop your blood sugar just as quick. When your blood sugar is high your body releases insulin, which, if done on a regular basis can lead to diabetes.

Once the body’s blood sugar drops we begin to feel hungry again… so eating a protein or fiber bar that we mistakenly thought was “good for us’ will have bad effects on the body.

Consider the amount of sugar in your protein bar the next time you go to grab a snack! There are good, healthy options out there such as Natur’s Diet Biscotti. Natur’s Diet Biscotti has 8g of fiber and 10g of protein with only 1g of sugar!

 

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FIBER PUMP!

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Did you happen to see the July 2013 Issue of Muscle & Body? There is a must read article called “Fiber Pump!” that goes into detail about all of the great benefits of fiber, why it is necessary to add to a nutritional diet and also promotes BarnDad’s FiberDX as a must product for your diet! Below is a brief blurb of the article:

 

 

Ignore fiber at your peril. Here are the six reasons why you need it for muscle and strength gains.

Bodybuilders are notoriously strict about their diets. Searching for optimum results, they meticulously monitor their caloric intake, develop precise nutrition plans that leave little room for deviation, and analyze product labels like English professors deconstruct old novels. While most of the populous simply consumes whatever they feel like, bodybuilders are eating for a purpose—and their diets reflect it. Despite all this effort, however, a majority of bodybuilders ignore one of the easiest and healthiest ways to help maximize muscle gain: proper fiber intake.

 

Why Dietary Fiber is Crucial

Dietary fiber is basically the portion of plant-based foods that can’t be regularly digested by the human body. Found in high amounts in grains, beans, fruits, and darker green vegetables, dietary fiber’s primary benefits come from its ability to help the body more efficiently consume other nutrients, as well as cleanse the body of unwanted toxins.

This dietary fiber comes in two different forms: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibers are beneficial because they swell upon contact with water, expanding to capture unabsorbed dietary fats and cholesterol. These soluble fibers also improve immunity and gastrointestinal health by supporting the production of beneficial bacteria while preventing harmful bacteria from gaining a foothold in the human system.

Insoluble fibers increase the water content and bulk of human waste product, making for enhanced motility and more regular elimination. (Yup, it helps you poop easier.) This helps any unwanted carcinogens more easily escape the body, which is the primary reason those with a diet high in fiber tend to have lower cancer rates.

 

How To Fix the Fiber Hole in Your Diet

Let’s face it, when most people think of fiber, they visualize a drink that looks suspiciously like wet sawdust that their grandmother used to force down with a shiver just before throwing in her dentures. But fiber has come a long way in just the last decade. The best ways for bodybuilders to bump up their fiber consumption are to add great-tasting foods such as whole-wheat pastas, beans, fruits, green vegetables, nuts and brown rice. But if your diet won’t allow all 60 g of fiber to come through dietary sources, there are some great fiber supplements on the market as well. One example of a leading sports-nutrition fiber supplement is BarnDad’s FiberDX, which provides a blend of both soluble and insoluble fibers. (Most fiber supplements are primarily one or the other.) The blend of fibers helps cut down on side effects sometimes associated with fiber supplements. It also includes 7 g of protein per serving. (Remember the wingman thing.)

Whatever source you choose, don’t skimp on fiber. It might just be the hidden edge you need to get the definition, mass and strength you’ve always wanted.

 

 

 

To read the article in it’s entirety, be sure to click here: Muscle & Body: Fiber Pump! 

Health Boost From New Forms Of Dietary Fiber

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High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development. These consumer friendlier forms of fiber, which could be a boon to health, are the topic of an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS’ weekly newsmagazine.

C&EN Associate Editor Jyllian Kemsley notes that dietary fiber plays key roles in human health. Fiber creates a feeling of fullness that can reduce calorie intake, and provides an energy source for beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract. Studies link high fiber diets to a reduced risk of diseases such as diabetes and colon cancer. However, Americans on average eat only about 15 grams of fiber per day, barely half the recommended amount. Getting consumers to eat more fiber can be difficult, particularly when people find some high-fiber foods unpalatable, Kemsley notes.

Scientists and food manufacturers are hoping that a new type of food fiber, called digestion-resistant starch, will help boost fiber intake without agitating the palate. Some scientists are trying to produce these new fibers by heating or chemically altering existing starches. Others are focusing on engineering plants, such as wheat and rice, so that they can produce these fibers naturally. One study found that when a group of men ate pieces of white bread containing a form of the new fiber, their blood glucose and insulin levels dropped by nearly half.

ARTICLE: “New Fibers for Foods”

Source:
Michael Bernstein
American Chemical Society

 

To read more on this article, be sure to check out Chemical & Engineering News.

The Difference Between Soluble Fiber and Insoluble Fiber

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Fiber is not only an essential part of the daily diet, it is important in maintaining a healthy weight, as well as helping to control blood sugar and lowering your risk of diabetes and heart disease. Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, Ph.D., R.D., spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, recently stated, “fiber’s benefit package includes the maintenance of a healthy digestive tract, helping to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, and helping to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and healthy weight.”

Incorporating the right amount of fiber into your diet means understanding the difference between soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber is able to dissolve in water and passes through the body while absorbing other toxins, bad cholesterol and sugars. Insoluble fiber is what we usually think of as “roughage”. Wheat bran, vegetables, nuts, and seeds are examples of sources of insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber is not easily broken down, and will pass through the intestine intact, helping the digestive system to function properly.

Sadly, many Americans do not get nearly enough fiber in their diets. Health experts recommend a minimum of 25 or more grams of fiber per day. It can be difficult to get enough fiber in one’s diet without adding in more calories, carbs and sugars than wanted. It is for this reason that supplementation can be important. One serving of BarnDad Innovative Nutrition’s premium fiber supplement, BarnDad’s FiberDX, provides 11 grams of fiber – that’s 44 percent of your recommended daily fiber intake!

BarnDad’s FiberDX is a 100% natural, time-release, soluble and insoluble fiber matrix that naturally reduces hunger and supports healthy weight management, lean muscle and a healthy digestive system. Using this proprietary blend of soluble and insoluble fiber helps you to feel pleasantly full, not bloated like many of the traditional fiber supplements available in today’s market.

Because both soluble and insoluble fibers are important for health, digestion and disease prevention, it is important that you get the right balance of both. A premium fiber supplement like BarnDad’s FiberDX will give you the proper blend of fibers that your body needs, while also providing you with all the health benefits associated with a high fiber diet.

 

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GROW FINER WITH FIBER

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Posted in: Articles by ProSource, Featured Content, Diet Articles, Supplement Articles
By ProSource Product Research Team | Jun 14, 2012

 

First Class Fiber Can Be the Secret Ingredient to a Better Physique

As an athlete dedicated to your diet, physique and exercise regimen, you certainly have spent a great deal of time and energy counting carbohydrates and protein. Amazing amounts of helpful information have come from science labs and athletes across the country telling us how much of these nutrients to eat. Every bodybuilder or physique athlete knows that consuming a diet which facilitates fat burning and increasing levels of leanness requires more than just the right balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat. One of these nutrients that can help you achieve those nutritional goals, while ripping up your physique, is dietary fiber. While dietary fiber is best known for its health effects (which are too great to pass over), the inclusion of high quality fiber throughout your diet can help your body to burn more fat and control your appetite as well as manage glucose and insulin levels.

Just so we’re clear, we’re not talking your grandma’s fiber supplement, we’re talking about a unique, high-end blend of fiber along with added protein. Dietary fiber comes in two forms, soluble and insoluble (Anderson, Baird et al. 2009). The soluble form dissolves in water and can bind to fat, which goes on to improve cholesterol and blood glucose levels while also removing fat from the digestive system. The insoluble form is not readily digested and as a result primarily adds bulk to the stool in your colon. If research holds true, you likely aren’t consuming enough fiber. The USDA recommends you to consume 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories you consume in your diet; the average American male should strive to consume around 36 grams of fiber each day (USDA 2005).

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Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teen’s Risk for Heart Disease and Diabetes

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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — Teens who eat a low-fiber diet are at increased risk for heart disease and diabetes, a new study suggests.

Researchers looked at 559 teens, ages 14 to 18, in Augusta, Ga., and found that they consumed an average of about one-third of the daily recommended amount of fiber. Only about 1 percent of the teens met the recommended daily fiber intake of 28 grams for females and 38 grams for males.

Teens who didn’t eat enough fiber tended to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood. Both of those conditions are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, the Georgia Health Sciences University researchers said.

While the study found an association between low-fiber diets and teens having these risk factors, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

The study, released June 1 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, also found that a low-fiber diet was associated with higher levels of overall body fat in females, but not in males.

“The simple message is adolescents need to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains,” study co-first author and bone biologist Dr. Norman Pollock said in a university news release. “We need to push recommendations to increase fiber intake.”

High-fiber foods include grain, cereals, legumes, and certain fruits and vegetables (when not overcooked), according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A better understanding of the relationships and risks of diet, lack of exercise and obesity in children and teens is particularly important at a time when about one-third of youngsters in the United States are overweight or obese, the researchers said.

However, they noted that getting teens to eat more fiber can be difficult because they have a preference for processed foods, and the side effects of eating more fiber can include intestinal gas, bloating and diarrhea.

More information

The American Academy of Pediatrics has more about the importance of fiber in a teen’s diet.

Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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Fiber Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease

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Foods high in fiber provide good protection against cardiovascular disease, and the effect is particularly marked in women. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

The study, which was recently published in the scientific journal PLOS One, involved the study of the eating habits of over 20 000 residents of the Swedish city of Malmö, with a focus on the risk of cardiovascular disease. The importance of 13 different nutrient variables (aspects of fiber, fats, proteins and carbohydrates) was analyzed.

“Women who ate a diet high in fiber had an almost 25 per cent lower risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease compared with women who ate a low-fiber diet. In men the effect was less pronounced. However, the results confirmed that a high-fiber diet does at least protect men from stroke”, says Peter Wallström, a researcher at Lund University and the primary author of the article.

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Source: Lund University

More Fiber May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

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By Stephen Daniells, 23-Jan-2012
Related topics: Fibers and carbohydrates, Cancer risk reduction, Research

Higher intakes of soluble fiber, but not other types of fiber, may reduce the risk of breast cancer, suggest findings from a meta-analysis from Imperial College, London and the University of Leeds.

Every 10 gram per day increase in soluble fiber intake was associated with a 26% reduction in the risk of breast cancer, but no such effect was observed for insoluble fiber, according to findings published in the Annals of Oncology.

When the researchers looked at the different types of fibers, they only observed an inverse relationship for soluble fiber, and not for insoluble fiber, fruit fiber, vegetable fiber or cereal fiber.

In addition, the greatest risk reduction was observed for fiber intakes over 25 grams per day, said the researchers.

“Achieving such a level of fiber intake may be a challenge in many populations, nevertheless, considering the few dietary risk factors that have been established for breast cancer and the relatively low or moderate fiber intake in many populations, diets with high intake of plant-based foods rich in fiber could have an impact in the prevention of breast cancer,” wrote the researchers.

Fiber benefits

Increased intakes of fiber have been linked to a range of health benefits. Researchers from the US National Cancer Institute <http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Fiber-may-keep-you-healthier-for-longer-NIH-study>  reported last year that increased dietary intakes of fiber are associated with lower risks of dying from cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases (Archives of Internal Medicine, doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.18).

The message has filtered through to consumers, with a 2008 International Food Information Council survey reporting that 77% of people are proactively trying to consume additional fiber.

Meta-analysis

For the new meta-analysis, the England-based researchers said that several mechanisms may explain the observations, with a role for fiber in binding estrogen or reducing the absorption of the hormone. Fiber may also slow down the speed at which the stomach empties, and this would decrease the absorption of glucose, and reduce the secretion of insulin.

“High intake of dietary fiber may also reduce the risk of overweight/obesity, which is an established risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer,” they added, “however, the association was also present in studies that adjusted for body mass index or weight, suggesting an association independent of overweight/obesity.”

“Further studies of specific types of fiber and breast cancer risk stratified by hormone receptor status could clarify the biological mechanism(s) behind this finding,” they concluded.

Source: Annals of Oncology <http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/01/10/annonc.mdr589.abstract>
Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdr589
“Dietary fiber and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies”
Authors: D. Aune, D.S.M. Chan, D.C. Greenwood, A.R. Vieira, D.A.N. Rosenblatt, R. Vieira, T. Norat

Health Boost From New Forms Of Dietary Fiber

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High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development. These consumer friendlier forms of fiber, which could be a boon to health, are the topic of an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS’ weekly newsmagazine.

C&EN Associate Editor Jyllian Kemsley notes that dietary fiber plays key roles in human health. Fiber creates a feeling of fullness that can reduce calorie intake, and provides an energy source for beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract. Studies link high fiber diets to a reduced risk of diseases such as diabetes and colon cancer. However, Americans on average eat only about 15 grams of fiber per day, barely half the recommended amount. Getting consumers to eat more fiber can be difficult, particularly when people find some high-fiber foods unpalatable, Kemsley notes.

Scientists and food manufacturers are hoping that a new type of food fiber, called digestion-resistant starch, will help boost fiber intake without agitating the palate. Some scientists are trying to produce these new fibers by heating or chemically altering existing starches. Others are focusing on engineering plants, such as wheat and rice, so that they can produce these fibers naturally. One study found that when a group of men ate pieces of white bread containing a form of the new fiber, their blood glucose and insulin levels dropped by nearly half.

ARTICLE: “New Fibers for Foods”

Source:
Michael Bernstein
American Chemical Society

BarnDad’s FiberDX®

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The Wall Street Journal recently said – “People who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amount of fiber.”

 

We are not claiming BarnDad’s FiberDX® is a “cure-all” BUT if you want to lose weight without sacrificing all the foods you love and are looking for a simpler and more effective way to lose weight, manage lean muscle maintenance, and help to control your AIC, then BarnDad’s FiberDX® is just what you’ve been looking for! And it works for everyone to some capacity!

BarnDad’s FiberDX® is a 100% natural, time release, soluble and insoluble fiber matrix that naturally reduces hunger and supports healthy weight management, lean muscle and a healthy digestive system. Originally developed in Germany, where it was used to successfully treat diabetic and obese patients, BarnDad’s FiberDX® reduces hunger and slows the digestion and absorption of sugars and carbohydrates. This helps reduce insulin spikes and allows glucose to be metabolized more effectively.

BarnDad’s FiberDX® also supports heart health.It’s long been clinically proven that a diet high in fiber helps reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, which has a positive impact on the body’s mechanisms for regulating healthy cholesterol production. Health experts recommend a healthy diet include a minimum of 25 grams or more of fiber per day. One serving of BarnDad’s FiberDX® provides 11 grams of Fiber, a full 44 PERCENT of your daily fiber requirement.

While many single fiber products or supplements (imbalanced blends) often cause bloating, BarnDad’s FiberDX® patent-pending, eight-layer fiber matrix, works in days to provide consumers all the benefits of a high fiber diet without the negative side effects.

BarnDad’s FiberDX® is a flavorless,universal ingredient that easily mixes with water or other beverages and can also be used in baking as a flour substitute, resulting in healthy and delicious meals,snacks and desserts. BarnDad’s FiberDX® is the ultimate fiber supplement for optimum health, peak performance and vitality at any age.

The unique formula helps you feel pleasantly full,before you’ve had a chance to eat too much,and keeps you from getting hungry between meals. Simply take BarnDad’s FiberDX® 15 minutes before your regular meals,with water or a healthy beverage of your choice, and begin to look and feel better,while you continue to enjoy your favorite foods!

Read more about how BarnDad’s FiberDX® can help you look and feel the way you’ve always wanted.

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