As a society, we are increasingly failing to eat healthy and are consuming less and less of what our bodies actually need while infesting our bodies with all the wrong foods which puts at us risk of a variety of ailments ranging from constipation to diabetes to heart ailments.

All we need to do to be healthy is make small changes in our diet and give our body what it needs vs what we want.

Fiber is one essential material which we need to include in our diets that our bodies need to keep functioning healthily. But, research shows us that we are not even getting half of the fiber that our bodies need. This is alarming. With all the health benefits that fiber has we might need to consider adding more fiber to our diets. .

Here’s 6 Reasons why we should do it now,

1. Blood Sugar Control-

Soluble fiber ensures that there is no sudden rush of glucose into the bloodstream by slowing down the process of glucose absorption into your bloodstream.
Therefore, it seems logical that eating more fiber helps in blood sugar control.
If you want to keep diabetes at bay, adding more fiber to your diet is a good way to go.

2. Fiber helps you have better heart health-

People on a high fiber diet tend to have better heart health than others. They have a much lower risk of heart diseases.
One of the way soluble fiber helps you have better heart health is by its ability to reduce both "bad" LDL and overall cholesterol by binding with cholesterol particles in your digestive system and moving them out of the body before they’re absorbed into the bloodstream which could otherwise result in clogging of arteries.

3. Fiber helps you in weight loss and management-

Let’s accept it. We often tend to eat more than what our bodies need and this will often lead to weight gain or make it difficult to shred weight.
More fiber in our diet will give us a feeling of fullness and this can help us in weight loss and management as we won’t have that craving for post meal snacking as often.

4. Constipation-

Constipation is an often ignored health problem. But, it can have harsh impact on our long term health.
Insoluble fiber, found in foods like dark green leafy vegetables, green beans, and carrots, does not break down and will help add bulk to your stool. This will help food to move through your digestive tract more quickly and get eliminated.

5. Skin Health-

Fiber is no miracle pill to your skin health. But, it can help you keep your skin well in its own way.
Fiber helps remove toxins out of your body through feces. This prevents the toxins from being excreted through your skin which causes acne or rashes which means you have a healthy skin.

6. Keeps you active-

Soluble fiber helps you to remove solid wastes from your body. If high levels of waste and metabolic byproducts build up in your body, they may contribute to fatigue, a feeling of low energy without sleepiness.
Eating a high-fiber diet can help remove sources of fatigue and thus help you stay energetic.
I hope this article gave you some strong enough reasons to add fiber in your diet.
Will you try adding more fiber to your diet?
Tell me what you think about this or ask any questions you have regarding fiber in the comments below.