When we talk about food rebalancing or diet, we often hear about the fibers. Size allies for digestion, they are also known to eradicate “bad” cholesterol and avoid cardiovascular disease.
Fibers: the best natural ally to stop hunger?
According to them, eating fibers could inhibit hunger, all thanks to the release of a specific hormone which promotes satiety In the iléon, part of the small intestine playing a major role in the feeling of hunger by secreting enzymes and hormones.
As part of their work, published in the journal Les Scientists invited a group of volunteers to consume a variety of different meals for four days. At the heart of these meals: foods with high and low fiber content.
The guinea pigs were previously equipped with nasogastric probes, flexible tubes descending in their small intestine, which made it possible to see that the foods rich in fibers modified the intestinal microbiome And further stimulated PYY production, a hormone known to reduce appetite and food intake. This hormone was indeed released in greater quantity by ileon cells in volunteers in the fibrous diet.
The major importance of fibers on digestion
This study also noted that the environment inside the ileon was “much more sensitive to fasting and nutrition than we thought before”.
Can we thus read in the press release.
As a reminder, here are the fiber -rich foods to integrate into your diet ::
- Fruits like pears, apples, raspberries, blackberries, oranges
- Vegetables such as artichokes, broccoli, spinach, carrots or sweet potatoes
- Legumes such as lenses, chickpeas, black beans, red beans or broken peas
- Whole cereals and grains such as oats, quinoa, wholemeal bread, complete pasta or brown rice
- Nuts and seeds like almonds, chia seeds, linen seeds, pecan nuts, cashews
- But also the popcorn (not salty and not sweet), the sound of wheat and the sound of oats
