For constipation, it is difficult to make bricks out of butter at body temperature. Making bricks out of straw is easy at any temperature!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Why a high fat low fibre diet prevents constipation....
I just saw a great line in the comments at the Hyperlipid blog explaining why a high fat / low fibre diet helps prevent constipation. Great imagery:
For constipation, it is difficult to make bricks out of butter at body temperature. Making bricks out of straw is easy at any temperature!
For constipation, it is difficult to make bricks out of butter at body temperature. Making bricks out of straw is easy at any temperature!
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I think constipation is a good signal (if on a low/no carb diet) that the protein/fat ratio is too high in favor of protein.
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