Are low carbohydrate and high fiber diets the same?
Many low carb diets include plenty of vegetables and fruit and whole grains…all of which are high fiber. So…could they be called the same, or is there a difference?
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May 30th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
No low carb and high fibre are not the same. In fact, much of our fibre comes from carbohydrates.
Whole grains etc are also carbohydrates, but they are complex carbohydrates high in fibre, which means our bodies work really hard to convert them ionto energy, and the fibre helps with the digestion process, and feeling full.
Also some vegetables are high in fibre, and carbs such as corn, and others like lettuce and leafy greens have less fibre but are high in water and different nutrients. Low carb diets often mean low simple carbohydrates, like sugars and processed foods.
May 30th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
It depends how you define a low carb diet. ANY low carb diet I design would not have fruits or whole grains in it. And only certain veggies.
Typically on a low carb diet, one must supplement fiber (metamucil) daily to stay regular.
May 30th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
No they are not the same. Fiber is a carbohydrate. The high fiber diet consists of items you had described before. Vegetables, fruits, starches and grains. This type of diet is for regularity. However those items are all carbohydrates.
A low carbohydrate diet will have little fruits, breads, starches. Sometime a low carbohydrate diet can be supplemented with a fiber drink like metamucil to keep regularity.