Bananas are rich in fructooligosaccharides, which can regulate intestinal function, increase satiety and make it easier to lose weight. (Photo/Excerpt from Active Times) As we all know, when you lose weight, you should eat more cellulose to increase satiety and promote intestinal peristalsis. However, does cellulose itself really help to lose weight? In order to better understand how high-fiber food can help control weight, fructooligosaccharides, one of dietary fibers, have been studied abroad. Fructooligosaccharides exist in natural fruits and vegetables such as bananas and onions.
It was found that mice ate fructooligosaccharides and gained less weight.
Active Times, an American sports and fitness website, reported that the University of Calgary, Canada, conducted an experiment to feed two groups of mice with high-fat and high-sugar foods, and the consumption of mice was unlimited. However, the researchers gave a group of mice more fructooligosaccharides.
After a period of time, it was found that even though rats could eat high-calorie food without restraint, the group that ate more fructooligosaccharides gained one third less weight than the other group.
Regulate intestinal flora and enhance intestinal function
The results showed that the intestinal bacterial ecology of obese mice eating more fructooligosaccharides was quite close to that of lean mice. The researchers pointed out that fructooligosaccharides can regulate intestinal bacteria, and add a hormone to control satiety in the intestine to increase satiety and avoid overeating.