Fitting Fiber Into a Healthy Diet

Dietary fiber has long been accepted as a nutrient essential for good health, benefitting cardiovascular health, digestive health, weight management, and more. In the United States the recommended amount of dietary fiber is about 25 g/day for women and 38 g/day for men. However, most people fall short of these daily recommendations, averaging around 15 g of fiber/day. Americans are not the only ones falling short in consuming enough dietary fiber. Europeans also do not consume the recommended a…