Diets High In Fiber

Diets High In Fiber

Diets High In Fiber

Put away those fat pants—for good. Tanya Zuckerbrot wants to change lives, one whole-wheat bagel at a time. Author of F-Factor Diet, this New York City-based dietician calls her plan an anti-diet diet. Now is a good time to consider it, since winter weight gain is a common concern. The average weight loss on this high-fiber diet is 20 pounds in two-and-half months.

F-Factor Diet Basics

“It’s natural, it’s inexpensive, and you can do it without hunger,” says Zuckerbrot, who created the high-fiber diet. “Diets fail because people are hungry all the time, so they don’t stick with it.” What’s different about the F-Factor diet plan? There are no forbidden food groups. “Most people end up eating more food on my diet than they ate before,” Zuckerbrot says. “They can’t believe how much they’re eating, and how few calories they’re consuming. Plus, you can go out to dinner, have a couple of drinks, and not cheat on your diet. Beats sitting at home with a packaged diet dinner!"

Weight Loss on a High-Fiber Diet

The secret ‘f’ word that makes this possible? It’s fiber, an unsexy concept if there ever was one. Roughage, bulk, bran, teaspoons full of yucky stuff granddad puts in his orange juice--that’s fiber. “Fiber is the dirty little word no one wants to hear,” Zuckerbrot says. “If you want to lose weight and improve your health, there’s nothing like it,” she adds. The medical community agrees that dietary fiber offers many health benefits.