Getting enough fiber each day will not only keep you regular, but it's also a great way to reduce your risk of certain cancers like ovarian and breast cancer. It has also been linked to lowering the LDL (aka bad) levels of cholesterol in your body, thereby possibly reducing your risk of heart disease.
You should be getting at least 30g of fiber every day. I'm sure you've heard that there are two different kinds — insoluble and soluble fiber. What's the difference between the two and is one more beneficial than the other?
To find out, read more.
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Fit's Tip's: Don't worry about which foods are on what list, since your body needs both. Do focus on getting a total of 30g a day by eating plenty of whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies and beans. I analyzed my eating habits for one day to see how much fiber I was getting to see if I hit the 30 gram mark, check out this post: How to Eat 30 Grams of Fiber a Day.
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Soluble fiber is pretty easy to come by through fruits and veggies. But, I found insoluble fiber more difficult to add to my diet due to everything being processed. Fortunately, I eat a cereal in the morning which has 10 grams of insoluble fiber and I add ground flax seed to it which gives me more than half the daily amount in one meal. My other meals combined usually account for the other half.
1I always wondered if soluble fiber counted towards the daily fiber intake!! now i know...thanks FIT!!
2i usually eat a lot of fiber... i used to do weight watchers so my eye is trained to look for it in the nutritional info i just had no idea what the difference was~ thanks!
3I eats lots of both.
4I eat LOS of those too! I think I am pretty good with it all!
5thanks for this - i didn't know much before reading this. looks like i get enough of both though
6Is there a recommended amount that you shouldn't go over in one meal. Like I know the body can only absorb so much calcium at one time. I wonder if its that way for fiber. I know its always better to spread things out, but I was just wondering if there was an actual number that I shouldn't be going over incase my body doesn't process it all.
7I get tons of fiber in my diet...mostly soluable, as I eat almost every food on that list.
8I'm also a fan of the Benefiber. I need to get better about remembering to take them though. I'm horrible about getting my fiber from food sources.
9this was helpful - thanks.
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