Saturday, September 26, 2026
How to lower triglycerides with 50 grams of fiber
Your lab results come back, and your triglycerides are highlighted in red.
The standard advice is usually the same: cut out fat.
Yet, triglycerides also respond to sugar, alcohol, and the fiber you aren't eating.
That last lever is the one almost nobody pulls.
In a crossover trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, thirteen people with type 2 diabetes followed two diets, each for six weeks.
One provided 24 grams of fiber per day. The other, 50. The calories and nutrients were the same; only the fiber changed, and all of it came from food, not supplements.
With the 50-gram diet, triglycerides dropped by about 10%. Total cholesterol and blood glucose levels throughout the day also decreased.
It is a small, short-term study on people with diabetes who were eating meals prepared in a research kitchen. Do not turn this into a universal law, but it does point in a clear direction.
Almost nobody reaches those 50 grams without setting it as a goal.
It sounds like a lot until you translate it into real food: a serving of legumes, oatmeal for breakfast, vegetables at both main meals, and whole fruit instead of juice.
A practical detail: if you currently eat little fiber and increase it suddenly, you will likely feel bloated for a few days.
Increase by a few grams each week and drink more water.
The fat on the plate takes all the blame. The missing fiber doesn't get a single mention.
Your 1% improvement for today.
Add a serving of legumes to one meal this week and repeat the same dish the following week. It is a big leap in fiber with little effort.
This is what I cover in the Longevity Workshop and Private Longevity WhatsApp Group: In the workshop, I teach you how to reach 50 grams of fiber without bloating, and in the WhatsApp group, we share the legume dishes we repeat every week.
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