Amid the protein craze, fibre is the nutrient that gets overlooked
Protein dominates current health and nutrition discussion, but fibre is another nutrient that matters for feeling full and for general wellbeing. The Latvian news site TVNET has published a nutrition piece on the topic.
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Protein has been the constant focus of health talk lately, yet another nutrient, fibre, is important for feeling full and for general wellbeing and often stays in the background. The Latvian news site TVNET addressed the subject on 14 November in a nutrition-expert article translated by the recipe site Receptes.lv.
The article notes that protein is now everywhere: shops stock products labelled as high in protein, and social media is full of short videos teaching people how to take in even more of it.
Why protein keeps hunger at bay
Protein supports health in several ways. Among other things, it helps people stay free of hunger for longer between meals, because it affects appetite hormones and other metabolic processes.
Not the only key nutrient
Still, protein is not the only important player in this area. The piece argues that, given the current protein craze, much more attention should go to fibre. It also explains how these two nutrients work in the human body.
