Fiber, an indigestible substance found mainly in the outer layers of plants, is a carbohydrate that passes through the digestive system virtually without being broken down into nutrients. Like other carbohydrates, fiber is key in providing energy for ...

Trans fats are bad. But fiber is good. So maybe as you ditch the bad fat from your diet, you could replace it with some good fiber. It's never tasted better, says Prevention magazine. You might not even miss your fats when you give these fiber-filled ...

(Click the photo to see 5 Foods That Help You Breathe) Did you know that fiber can help you breathe easier? A study in the American Journal of Epidemiology showed that fiber increased lung capacity. Specifically, folks who took in at least 27 ...

Welcome to Walking the Walk, a feature that takes a deeper look at commonly shared diet and fitness advice. Every other week, I'll choose one piece of advice and practice it for seven days. Then I'll report back on what I discovered about making it ...

Here at That's Fit, our F-Factor stands for fitness, but there's another F-Factor that's just as important -- Fiber! Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet -- are you getting enough? You might, but if you're relying on your high-fibre cereal to ...

Artificial sweeteners aren't a part of my diet because they cause me digestive troubles, but I'll admit -- if this wasn't the case, I'd probably be in love with the idea of sweetening up everything without having to deal with the calorie ...

Of all the cool things about diet that can be discussed, fiber isn't exactly at the top of that list. Low-carb treats, belly-busting recipes, and all that jazz ... yeah, that stuff we can talk about all day. Fiber, on the other hand, sort of gets ...

Whether you know how much fiber you should get everyday or not (it's 25-35 grams, by the way), the odds are you aren't actually getting it. In fact not only are most of us not getting enough fiber, but we're not even getting half of what we need -- ...