Is meat a fiber source?
Sixty-two percent of people surveyed by the National Fiber Council mistakenly believed meat is a source of fiber. Wrong -- meat does not contain any fiber, but plant products do. Sixty-five percent of respondents also self-reported they try to eat high fiber foods. But they may be thinking grilled chicken or a juicy sirloin count as roughage.
Fiber keeps our digestive system healthy, which explains why our guinea pig happily squeaks like a maniac when we throw in a handful of timothy hay. He poops like he consumes a lot of fiber, too. Unfortunately, only ten percent of Americans consume the recommended 32 grams of fiber a day. This total can be tough to consistently consume, unless you're paying attention and counting grams.
Check out these fibrous food powerhouses -- a real winner is Kellogg's All-Bran, with 8.5 grams of fiber in one-third of a cup.
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1-29-2008 @ 1:23PM
Vishaal said...
The fact that people do not know where fiber is found is absolutely obsurd, ANNOYING, and shows how lame and uninterested we are about our bodies.
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