Is it true that for every gram of fiber that you eat that you burn 7 calories.?!
Question:
Is it true that for every gram of fiber that you eat that you burn 7 calories.?
I read somewhere that for every gram of fiber you eat that it burns 7 extra calories. That is 1/2 cup of fiber one cereal has 14 grams of fiber with 60 calories. That would make eating that take up 98 calories. Is there scientific proof of this? A high fiber diet is allowing me to eat more and still lose weight but this seems too good to be true.
Answers:
I think it can be true -there are too many theoretical concepts in nutrition -they kind of should be one way according to science but in reality there is not much of evidence to support those theories.
One gram of fiber is 5cal (its a carbohydrate) and daily requirement is 25-35g a day. Not everybodys digestive systems can tolerate even that much - you have to consume that much every day for your body to get used to fiber.
It just doesnt make any sense braking down all bodily functions in amount of calories needed to perform them. Just like this statement (e.g. body burns x amount of calories processing one gram of protein which also repairs your muscles)