Common Cents Blog: POOR MAN'S OZEMPIC: Experts pinpoint the KEY nutrient to consume if you want to lose weight

Via Daily Mail, Psylium might just be a "Poor man's Ozempic"!

'This reduces cravings, making it easier to resist sugary food and lowers the risk of constant high blood sugar leading to high insulin and diabetes.'
Recent studies have also found that dieters who opted for high fibre diets reported greater weight-loss than their peers.
One, which involved tracking 43 participants over three months, found the 27 who followed a high-fibre diet lost more weight than 16 controls despite their overall calorie intake being similar.
Another, that was authored by Professor Tim Spector — founder of the ZOE diet app and nutrition expert based at King's College London — also found those on high fibre diets produced less of a bile acid called isoUDC, which is linked to increased appetite.
Professor Spector said this is believed to be a result of fibre helping support a healthy gut microbiome, the collection of beneficial bacteria that live in our digestive system.
'The gut microbiome and its chemical products such as these bile acids hold huge promise for reducing obesity without the need for invasive surgery,' he said.
Another type of fibre, soluble fibre, which is commonly found in foods like oats has also been linked to helping weight-loss.
Unlike insoluble fibre, this form can be digested by us and forms a gel like substance in the gut, attracting water.
It not only helps to keep stools soft, but also produces a variety of health benefits via the bacteria that feed on it.
This includes leptin, a hormone that makes us feel full, as well as glucagon-like peptide 1, (GLP-1) which suppresses appetite.
The latter works in a similar way to semaglutide, the active ingredient in fat-busting jabs like diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss medication Wegovy.
Oats, as well as rice and mushrooms, are a rich source of a type of soluble fibre called beta-glucan.
A study on rodents published this July found those given a beta-glucan supplement to their feed showed both less weight gain and healthier blood-sugar levels.
While fruit and vegetables, as well as wholemeal carbohydrates like brown rice, are good sources of fibre, there are supplements that can also increase your uptake.
These often contain psyllium which is made from husks of the seeds of a plant with the same name. This provides a source of both soluble and insoluble fibre.
Using psyllium as a 'natural Ozempic' went viral on social media earlier this year after American medic Dr Enaka Yembe described it as the 'poor man's' version of the injections.