{"id":42343,"date":"2026-04-07T07:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42343"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:24:48","slug":"are-food-health-trends-like-fibermaxxing-and-proteinmaxxing-actually-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=42343","title":{"rendered":"Are food health trends like \u2018fibermaxxing\u2019 and \u2018proteinmaxxing\u2019 actually healthy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">First it was protein, now it is fibre: the \u201cmaxxing\u201d mindset has permeated social media, as wellness influencers insist that loading up on certain nutrients is the key to vitality and a life-changing gut glow-up.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">These viral diet trends rooted in extreme optimisation are affecting how people eat and what companies sell \u2013 but are they actually healthy?<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The concept of \u201cproteinmaxxing\u201d insists that more is better when it comes to the macronutrient found in foods like <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">nuts<\/span>, meat and dairy, which is essential to a vast array of bodily functions, such as repairing tissue or enhancing <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">immune function<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Meanwhile, dietary fibre is on track to be 2026\u2019s online trend of choice: ingest as much as possible, and you will be less hungry and more regular, say online advocates who wave <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">bowls of chia seeds<\/span> and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">oats<\/span> at the camera.<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The concept of \u201cproteinmaxxing\u201d insists that more is better when it comes to the macronutrient found in foods like nuts. Photo: Shutterstock\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/04\/06\/47e9d30d-92c6-4ebe-aa6f-536156faf388_5ff59a15.jpg\" title=\"The concept of \u201cproteinmaxxing\u201d insists that more is better when it comes to the macronutrient found in foods like nuts. Photo: Shutterstock\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">The concept of \u201cproteinmaxxing\u201d insists that more is better when it comes to the macronutrient found in foods like nuts. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Brands have taken note. If you can buy it, there is probably a protein-boosted version of it \u2013 even the sugariest cereals are touting their high protein content. Meanwhile, companies like PepsiCo and Nestl\u00e9, along with newer firms like soft drink maker Olipop, are highlighting the fibre content in their prebiotic sodas or chips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3349125\/are-food-health-trends-fibermaxxing-and-proteinmaxxing-actually-healthy?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First it was protein, now it is fibre: the \u201cmaxxing\u201d mindset has permeated social media, as wellness influencers insist that loading up on certain nutrients&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[19859,108,1714,10469,19860,1470],"class_list":["post-42343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-fibermaxxing","tag-food","tag-health","tag-healthy","tag-proteinmaxxing","tag-trends","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}