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 ...
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.
Yeah, vegetables and fruits are the way to go. Fiber is complex and is attached to a host of other non essential nutrients condusive to good health. Fiber supplements simply don’t have it.
Eat a fruit with everymeal, add a bigger portion of veggies. Snack on dried fruits. Use beans/lentils. Go for whole grains.
I wish the vast majority of fruits didn’t just taste plain gross to me. Or that vegetables were tastier and more filling. But I suppose it’s time to get creative.
Vegetables can be very tasty, it all depends how they are cooked and also how your taste buds have adapted over time. If you’ve eaten mostly highly palatable processed foods, fruits and vegetables will taste bland for a while until your taste buds adapt. But the good news is that they can adapt :)
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.
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.
Yeah, I think this one falls squarely on the guy literally eating pounds of fiber.
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.
Yeah, vegetables and fruits are the way to go. Fiber is complex and is attached to a host of other non essential nutrients condusive to good health. Fiber supplements simply don’t have it.
Eat a fruit with everymeal, add a bigger portion of veggies. Snack on dried fruits. Use beans/lentils. Go for whole grains.
Do it slowly, introduce small changes over time.
I wish the vast majority of fruits didn’t just taste plain gross to me. Or that vegetables were tastier and more filling. But I suppose it’s time to get creative.
Vegetables can be very tasty, it all depends how they are cooked and also how your taste buds have adapted over time. If you’ve eaten mostly highly palatable processed foods, fruits and vegetables will taste bland for a while until your taste buds adapt. But the good news is that they can adapt :)