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Benefits of FIBER
Benefits of FIBER
By Gordon Van Owen
As a registered dietitian, Tanya Zuckerbrot knows a lot about fiber, and in
some ways, that knowledge has changed her life.
Gone are the days when she would rush to the frozen food aisle for a quick
family dinner idea. Instead, she has adjusted her routine so that she stops
by the cereal or produce sections first to pick up some high-fiber treats.
However, many Americans don't share Ms. Zuckerbrot's affinity for fiber, and
according to the American Dietetic Association, most adults only consume
about half of the recommended daily fiber.
"You know, fiber has always had this really bad image, like
prunes," she says. "It has always been thought that you'd use fiber
to go to the bathroom or lower cholesterol, but there's so much more to it
than that."
With her book, "The F Factor Diet," she says she is out to convince
people that getting their daily dose of fiber may save their lives.
In the book, Ms. Zuckerbrot encourages dieters to abandon fad diets and
counting carbs, and to adopt a new diet filled with fiber because of the
associated health benefits.
But most people simply do not like fiber.
"The problem is getting it into your diet," says Dr. Dorothy Ann
Richmond, of the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital.
"People should start with bran cereals, brown breads, breads with fiber,
pastas with fiber, then work on things like vegetables."
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