Want to Lose Weight? Add This to Your Diet

If you want to take off some weight, try adding some fiber to your diet, a new study in in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School found people who simply added more fiber lost virtually as much weight as those who followed a more complicated eating plan recommended by the American Heart Association.

People in the study ate at least 30 grams of fiber a day, and they didn't get it from supplements. Instead, they got it from foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

One expert told Health Day adding those kinds of foods to your diet can help you feel full, so you won't necessarily eat as many unhealthy fatty and sugary foods.