Dietary Adherence and Satisfaction with a Bean-Based High-Fiber Weight Loss Diet: A Pilot Study
Figure 1
Daily fiber intake. Fiber intake increased significantly over time () for both groups, with no difference between groups. The Bean group averaged 29.10 g/day (SD = 4.9) fiber over the treatment period (compared to 16.95 g/day (SD = 7.46) at baseline), and the SHF group averaged 28.85 g/day (SD = 8.2) (compared to 16.16 g/day (SD = 7.12) at baseline (Figure 1). Bean group members met the dietary fiber intake goal (25 g/day) M = 3.10 out of 4 weeks, and SHF group members met the goal M = 2.33 out of 4 weeks ().