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Know the Key Benefits of Dietary Fiber During Pregnancy

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Fiber_PregnancyThe USDA recommends people consume 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories. That’s 28 grams of fiber per day, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Barndad’s Fiber Dx makes it easy to get all the fiber you need for a healthy pregnancy in a delicious high fiber protein shake.

Common complaints of pregnancy include heartburn, constipation and indigestion. Fortunately, upping your fiber intake is an easy and effective way to prevent or relieve these not-so-pleasant side effects of expecting.

Constipation affects approximately half of all women at some point during their pregnancy. Fiber acts as a broom and “sweeps” as it passes through your digestive system to help curb irregularity.1, 4 Studies have shown that eating plenty of fiber during pregnancy also reduces the risk and severity of hemorrhoids, which become more common as the baby grows.5

Fiber has other pregnancy benefits as well. “A higher intake of soluble fiber can help prevent the glucose intolerance that can lead to gestational diabetes, 1, 2 which affects about 5% of pregnant women in the U.S. (around 200,000 women per year.)

Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, 13,000 nurses who had a baby during an eight-year period, 758 of which developed gestational diabetes. The study found that gestational diabetes was rarest among nurses with the greatest fiber intake, those who consumed an average of about 26 grams of fiber per day. Every 10-gram-per-day rise in fiber consumption was linked to a 26% drop in the nurses’ odds of getting gestational diabetes.3

Adding dietary fiber to your diet will lower blood pressure. A report in the American Journal of Hypertension found that increasing the amount of fiber in your diet during early pregnancy, reduced the risk of preeclampsia (a dangerous condition caused by elevated blood pressure.) In this study, pregnant women who consumed 21.2 grams or more of fiber a day were 72 percent less likely to develop preeclampsia than those who ate less than 11.9 grams a day.4 Plus, research has supported a link between a high-fiber diet and lowered risk of ovarian and cervical cancers.1

 

1 “In The Rough: Easy Ways to Get Fiber on Board.” http://www.fitpregnancy.com/nutrition/prenatal-nutrition/easy-ways-to-get-fiber-during-pregnancy
2 “Dietary Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.” Diabetes care, 2009 - Am Diabetes Assoc http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/12/2314.full
3 “Fiber-Rich Diet Before Pregnancy May Help Women Avoid Gestational Diabetes.”
WebMD Health News, WebMD News Archive, http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20060927/planning-pregnancy-eat-fiber 
4 “The Importance of Fiber During Pregnancy” http://www.everydayfamily.com/the-importance-of-fiber-during-pregnancy/
5 “What should I eat during pregnancy?” Medical News Today, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246404.php

 

Fight Childhood Obesity

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BarnDad’s FiberDX comes to the rescue in the fight and prevention of childhood obesity.

We all know a healthy diet consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low fat sources of protein. It can be a difficult task however, to keep children from eating unhealthy foods and to have them eat a diet filled with the fiber, protein and the nutrition they need for healthier bodies. As a conscientious parent, this may seem like a daunting task at times, especially when it is recommended that children consume 25-35 grams of fiber and 20-50 grams of protein per day, depending on age while keeping fat consumption to a minimum

BarnDad’s FiberDX is an easy solution. BarnDad’s FiberDX comes in three tasty, kid-friendly flavors, German Chocolate, Strawberry Cream and Cinnamon Bun. Our flavored products boast a whopping 14 grams of fiber and 13 grams of protein, while remaining very low in fat and carbohydrates. BarnDad’s FiberDX contains only natural, plant based, soluble and insoluble fiber along with soy protein. Soy protein is a “complete protein” which provides all of the essential amino acids for human nutrition and is easily absorbed by the body. This is a simpler, more effective way for parents to curb their child’s hunger, support visceral fat loss, enhance their digestive system and assist in the absorption of toxins while regularly ridding the body of unwanted waste. It stabilizes blood sugar levels and helps to lower cholesterol, specifically LDL, or bad cholesterol.

Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. ╵ The extra pounds on these children can put them on the fast track to health problems, including but not limited to, Type II Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and excess abdominal fat. Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese.

Try BarnDad’s FiberDX now. Your kids will enjoy all of the health benefits our products offer, in the form of a delicious shake or mouthwatering, homemade muffin. What have you got to lose but the stress, strain and physical consequences of childhood obesity?

References:

╵Ogden CL, Carol MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM, Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012. Journal of the American Medical Association 2014; 311(8) : 806-814.

Appleby, Maria, protein intake for kids. Demand Media.

American Heart Association Website www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Getting Healthy/Nutrition Center/Healthy Eating/ Fiber-and-Childrens-Diets_UCM_305981_Article.jsp