Closing America’s Fiber Intake Gap: Communication Strategies From a Food and Fiber Summit
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adequate intake of dietary fiber is associated with digestive health and reduced risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension, certain gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. According to consumer research, the ...
  • Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    When comparing it to the average US diet, it is crazy. They recommend around 32g for Adult Males, for reference, a serving of Metamucil (popular fiber supplement) has 2.4g of Fiber.

      • assembly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        LOL I just pictured someone surrounded by wrappers of Metamucil and not a veggie in sight. “I’m getting all the fiber”.

          • jacksilver@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            1 month ago

            I looked it up out of curiosity, basically someone ate (as in it was soo much that it wasn’t drinkable) a ton of drink powder metamucil that it caused an impacted bowel.

            While taking additional fiber without talking to a doctor may not be the best plan, that’s a large step away from chugging fiber and taking well over the recommended dose.

            • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              2·
              1 month ago

              They describe it as being so thick he had to chew it. 30 “scoops”, and 2 liters of water. And he still had to chew it, it was that thick.

              And then even more in a peanut butter sandwich.

            • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              1 month ago

              Thanks, I guessed about as much. Good thing I was joking and just planning to buy some normal supplements and think about beans and vegetables more.