{"id":251177,"date":"2025-07-09T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251177\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:15:11","slug":"fibremaxxing-could-tiktoks-latest-wellness-trend-actually-make-sense-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251177\/","title":{"rendered":"Fibremaxxing: could TikTok\u2019s latest wellness trend actually make sense? | Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name:<\/strong> Fibremaxxing.<\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> Brand new.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re talking about superfast broadband, right?<\/strong> We are not.<\/p>\n

Moral fibre?<\/strong> Nope. Indirectly perhaps \u2026<\/p>\n

Kellogg\u2019s All-Bran?<\/strong> Maybe if this was the 1980s. But yes, that kind of fibre. These days it\u2019s more likely to be chia seeds.<\/p>\n

What are those?<\/strong> Edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a plant native to Mexico. Crucially high in fibre.<\/p>\n

So is my doormat. <\/strong>Eat that if you like, but its nutritional value is questionable.<\/p>\n

And the maxxing bit?<\/strong> Getting the most out of something. See also sleepmaxxing, flavormaxxing \u2026<\/p>\n

Are you sure about the double x? I\u2019m thinking about faxing \u2026 <\/strong>What is that?<\/p>\n

Something in the 1980s. Never mind \u2026<\/strong> It\u2019s probably because it\u2019s from America. Note also the lack of a \u201cu\u201d in \u201cflavor\u201d and it\u2019s spelled \u201cfibermaxxing\u201d there.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m guessing this<\/strong> is a <\/strong>gen Z<\/strong> social media trend, right?<\/strong> This time, yes, you\u2019re right. It\u2019s all over TikTok \u2026<\/p>\n

I knew that was coming!<\/strong> The New York Times quotes a 25-year-old wellness content creator called Pamela Corral, who posts TikToks of herself eating foods that are high in fibre, one of which got over 10m views.<\/p>\n

And what does Pamela have to say about fibre\/fiber?<\/strong> \u201cI try to eat it often. So I can make videos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Excellent reason. Anything else?<\/strong> \u201cFiber is super-cool \u2013 I think more people should be eating fiber.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is super-cool. I\u2019m just wondering if that counts as good, evidence-based nutritional advice? <\/strong>So here\u2019s the thing \u2013 and this certainly isn\u2019t true for all social media fads \u2013 actual experts kind of agree.<\/p>\n

Go on.<\/strong> A landmark study<\/a> published in 2019 found that a fibre-rich diet reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer by 16-24%.<\/p>\n

So fibre is super-cool, and more people should be eating it, in other words.<\/strong> Yes! Fibre also contributes to a healthy gut and brain<\/a>. And a 7g daily increase in fibre (what you get from approximately half a tin of beans) can lower the risk<\/a> of noncommunicable diseases <\/strong>(that aren\u2019t spread from person to person) by up to 9%.<\/p>\n

And if I don\u2019t want the beans, where else <\/strong>can I get<\/strong> my fibre<\/strong> from?<\/strong> So many places.<\/a> Starchy foods, whole grains and potatoes with the skin on. Porridge, rather than sugary cereal, for breakfast. Lots of fruit and vegetables \u2026<\/p>\n

I know, the old five a day \u2026 <\/strong>No you don\u2019t know. That\u2019s old news: it\u2019s now eight a day.<\/p>\n

Eight! Says who?<\/strong> Says a study<\/a> published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.<\/p>\n

Do say:<\/strong> \u201cSugar? Hell no! Just a sprinkling of chia seeds. Cheers!\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t say: <\/strong>\u201cNo, thank you. Fibre gives me wind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Name: Fibremaxxing. Age: Brand new. We\u2019re talking about superfast broadband, right? We are not. Moral fibre? Nope. Indirectly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[105,4434,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-251177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-nutrition","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114824172630714643","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}