If you eat a standard American diet full of meat and animal products and processed foods, chances are you aren’t getting enough fibre. Meat has zero fibre and consuming it regularly can keep you from reaching the minimum 25-30g daily that is recommended. It is estimated that only 5% of people consume enough fibre, and on average eat only as much as 15g.
Fibre is only found in plant foods, and it is the part of the plant that you can’t digest. It is essential to get enough because it is vital for good health. Fibre assists with moving food through the body and it also affects the health of the millions of microbiota that live in the gut that help sustain the health of the gut mucosa, which in turn helps to keep pathogens at bay.
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