Tue, Dec-16-03, 18:51
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Resident Loud Mouth
Posts: 8,495
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Plan: Retrying
Stats: 239.2/150.6/120
BF:
Progress: 74%
Location: Wyoming
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Eat to much fiber? Well unless you are getting tons of it I seriously doubt you are getting too much
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the National Cancer Institute, recommends 20 to 30 grams of fiber per day with an upper limit of 35 grams. For this list of fiber sources, the Human Nutrition Information Service, along with the Food and Drug Administration, decided to use a level of at least 2 grams of dietary fiber per serving.
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http://www.hoptechno.com/book29q.htm
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Daily Dose
There is no current Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for fiber. However, experts agree that a daily dose of 25 to 35 grams is beneficial. To get the fiber your body needs:
Try to choose foods with two grams or more of dietary fiber per servings, or choose foods that are the least processed.
Eat four or more servings from the fruit and vegetable group and four or more from the bread and cereal group.
Remember that cooking may slightly decrease the fiber content of foods; freezing, canning and other preservation methods have little effect.
What about too much fiber?
Excessive consumption-more than 35 grams per day-can cause poor absorption or calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium.
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http://www.straubhealth.org/healthtopics/fiber.htm
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