Fiber

[Mrs.Macanudo]

If it is so hard to get all the fiber your body needs.....(per the commercials...) How did God plan on giving us enough fiber....

I thought an apple a day would be enough......

 

[TxStHorn]

I've nothing to back this up other than pure anecdotal speculation, but I don't think it was untill the modern era of highly processed foods and Americans' basically poor eating habits that the insufficiency of fiber in the basic diet became a problem.

In years past, most Americans' diets consisted of plenty of vegetables and fruit, which today, do not.

 

[jcazes]

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[Uninformed]

Fiber is extremely important. Processed foods and societal changes have caused our intake to decline. During the longest portion of human evolution (Remember only 2000 yrs are AD), we did a whole lot more foraging and eating fibrous foods.

 

[Brak]

It seems like food manufacturers are now getting on the fiber bandwagon. I recently was diagnosed with diverticulosis and have had to up my fiber intake. Lots of products now have added fiber (in addition to upping your intake of fruits and vegetables).

 

[Mrs.Macanudo]

Perhaps everyone is a bit too literal and missed my rather sarcastic point....?

 

[YChang]

Didn't you take an oath to not mislead people on internet forums and mess with people's toasters?

 

[Bob Wills]