Use Fiber to Burn Calories in Your Sleep with an Intestinal Workout
Apr 6, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration3:43
Video ID2gr-IqLcK-k
Languageen
CategoryScience & Technology
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Video TypeRegular Video
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Views22.7K
Likes927
Comments71
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Our gut can be sedentary too—unless we feed it fiber.
For more on fiber, see:
• Is Fiber an Effective Anti-Inflammatory? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fiber-an-effective-anti-inflammatory/)
• How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Thiamine, Fiber, Iron, Fat, Fasting? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-lower-lead-levels-with-diet-thiamine-fiber-iron-fat-fasting/)
• Using Prebiotics, Intact Grains, Thylakoids, and Greens to Boost Our GLP-1 for Weight Loss (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/using-prebiotics-intact-grains-thylakoids-and-greens-to-boost-our-glp-1-for-weight-loss/)
• Does Fiber Really Prevent Diverticulosis? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-fiber-really-prevent-diverticulosis/)
For even more on weight control, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/), available in print, e-book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from the book are donated directly to charity.)
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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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