View Full Version : Fiber and fat question


chris0374
Sat, January 20th, 2007, 10:51 AM
I just read this article saying that fiber absorbs some nutrients including fat, which also includes EFAs. I take Flameout (Fish oil from Biotest) and I was wondering that if it would be counterproductive to take Flameout with meals that have high fiber (for example, my veggies and chicken breast meal). The article is this (http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms/index.php?itemid=493).

kateykate
Sat, January 20th, 2007, 11:48 AM
I wouldn't have thought so, atleast, not at a glance. As the article suggests, 20-35g of fibre a day is desirable for an adult, and follow with a list of foods, and their quantities of fibre:

1 ounce dry-roasted peanuts: 2.2 g
1/2 cup cooked broccoli: 2.2 g
1 potato with skin: 2.5 g
1 slice whole wheat bread: 2.8 g
1 cup carrots: 3.0 g
1/2 large grapefruit: 3.1 g
1 apple: 3.5 g
1 cup cooked long-grain brown rice: 3.3 g
1 cup cooked instant oatmeal: 3.5 g
3 cups air-popped popcorn: 3.7 g
1 pear: 4.3 g
1/2 cup raisins: 4.5 g
1 cup of whole wheat spaghetti cooked: 5 g
1 cup baked beans: 7.0 g
1/2 cup of chickpeas: 7 g
1 cup boiled lentils: 7.9 g
1 serving bran cereal: 11 g

So from the looks of it, you'd need to eat 7 cups of broccoli to reach the upper echelon of the recommended fibre amount, and even then, I highly doubt that'd be enough to give you the runs.
In the list of different sources of fibre and their uses in the body, he doesn't actually specify that any of them (that I saw) had a role in absorbing fats, so I'm not sure which one and in what quanitity would have the effect the author is referring to. I did a quick search on pubmed (http://www.pubmed.com) and didn't come up with a great deal, except a study that indicated a particular fibre supplement aided in the reduction of blood lipids (simplisticly, cholesterol, but there's more to it than that), which I think he makes reference to, anyway.
Fibre is an essential component of anyone's diet, and is thought to have some link with reducing the risk of colo-rectal cancer. Personally, I wouldn't worry too much about the fibre in your vegie meal- so long as you're not heavily exceeding suggested daily fibre quantities. Far better to get enough fibre, than not! :nod: