Fructooligosaccharides help you lose weight! Just eat bananas and onions

The weather is getting hotter and you are wearing less and less clothes. Are you ready to start your weight loss plan? What foods can help lose weight has always been the most concerned topic for people who love beauty. Foreign studies have found that fructooligosaccharides in dietary fiber can regulate intestinal hormones and help lose weight!

Bananas are rich in fructooligosaccharides, which can regulate intestinal function, increase satiety, and make weight loss easier. (Photo/From The Active Times)

Everyone knows that when losing weight, you need to consume more fiber to increase satiety and promote intestinal motility. However, does cellulose itself really help you lose weight? In order to better understand how high-fiber foods help control weight, foreign countries have conducted research on fructooligosaccharides, a type of dietary fiber, which is found in natural fruits and vegetables such as bananas and onions.

Discovery: Mice fed fructooligosaccharides gain less weight

The American sports and fitness website "The Active Times" reported that the University of Calgary in Canada conducted an experiment in which two groups of mice were fed high-fat, high-sugar food without restricting the amount of food the mice could eat. However, the researchers fed one group of mice additional fructo-oligosaccharides.

After a period of time, it was found that even though the mice could eat high-calorie food without restraint, the group of mice that ate more fructooligosaccharides gained one-third less weight than the other group of mice.

Regulate intestinal flora and strengthen intestinal function

The study found that the intestinal bacterial ecology of fat mice that ate more fructooligosaccharides was quite similar to that of thin mice. Researchers pointed out that fructooligosaccharides can regulate intestinal bacteria and increase a hormone in the intestine that controls satiety, thereby increasing satiety and avoiding overeating.

Fructooligosaccharides are found in various fruits and vegetables, and are relatively rich in vegetables such as onions, asparagus, and burdock.

St. Martin's Hospital nutritionist Wang Xiaomei added that fructooligosaccharide is a "prebiotic", which is simply the "food" for intestinal probiotics. Therefore, consuming a moderate amount of fructooligosaccharide can help probiotics grow better and naturally improve intestinal function. Improved intestinal function can promote metabolism, smoothly excrete food residues, toxins and waste from the body, and make the body lighter.

Low in calories and high in satiety, fructo-oligosaccharides help with weight control

In addition, nutritionist Wang Xiaomei also pointed out that fructooligosaccharides are water-soluble dietary fibers. Not only are they low in calories, but their water-soluble properties also absorb water and swell, thus increasing satiety.

So, what foods should you eat to get the benefits of fructooligosaccharides? Nutritionist Wang Xiaomei said that fructooligosaccharides are widely found in vegetables and fruits, and even in root vegetables such as sweet potatoes. However, the foods with higher content are onions, asparagus, burdock, bananas, wheat, soybeans, garlic, etc.

However, although fructooligosaccharides are good, the more the better. Nutritionist Wang Xiaomei reminds that excessive consumption of fructooligosaccharides may cause problems such as bloating, constipation, and diarrhea, so it must be consumed in moderation according to personal tolerance.

Summer is approaching. If you want to show off your slim figure, why not start by taking fructooligosaccharides? It is recommended that people eat bananas, onions, asparagus and other fruits and vegetables rich in fructooligosaccharides in moderation to fully utilize the benefits of dietary fiber, keep the intestines clean and the body naturally light!