​Shirataki Noodles are a Healthy High-Fiber & No-Carb Food

For people who are health conscious, you may have heard a lot lately about:

1. Eating food with a low glycemic index

2. Eating plenty of high fiber vegetables

3. Low carb/low net carb ketogenic diets

4. Testing hemoglobin 1AC for diabetes and pre-diabetes

Vegetables aren't the only high-fiber food. Shirataki noodles may be the king of a high-fiber, low-net carb foods, containing about 97% water, 3% fiber, zero calories and zero digestible carbs.

Shirataki noodles are made out of glucomannan fiber, which is high in soluble fiber, which can aid with weight loss, reduce blood sugar and insulin levels, lower cholesterol and on top of that, shirataki noodles can also help to prevent and to also relieve constipation.

This viscous fiber is fermented by your gut microbes. Byproducts include short-chain fatty acids that calibrate your immune system and serve as a substrate to produce ketones that can efficiently fuel your mitochondria with less oxidative stress than burning carbs. Less oxidative stress can result in a slower aging process!

Why not try some shirataki noodles? After all, what do you have to lose? Ah yes, you may lose; body fat, cholesterol, constipation and blood sugar!

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