Chia seeds, legumes and Greek yogurt are taking over TikTok as part of a new trend called "fibermaxxing."
Gaining traction earlier this summer, the fiber-maximizing trend encourages folks to do as the name suggests – eat more fiber to elimate bloating, lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and of course, visit the bathroom more regularly.
While some dietary trends that pick up on social media may do more harm than good, dietitians largely support "fibermaxxing."
"So often, food-related social media trends focus on exlcuding foods or food groups," Jennifer House, dietitian and founder of First Step Nutrition in Calgary, Alberta, Canada told USA TODAY. "And most of us get enough protein, but we don't get enough fiber."
In the same beat, dietitians also advise folks to start low and slow. Completely switching up a diet to only high fiber foods, or "maxxing" too quickly, as dietitian Mascha Davis said, can result in "gas, bloating, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea or constipation, if fluid intake isn’t adequate."
