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Fiber - Fiber comes from plant foods, including whole grains, vegetables, fruit, legumes, nuts and seeds.  It helps promote and maintain good health, playing an important role in reducing the risks for some chronic health problems.

Fiber Basics

Fiber has been famous for ages. In fact, many would argue fiber is the original super-nutrient!

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Fiber Benefits

From a healthy heart to a healthy waistline, fiber has been shown to provide a variety of health benefits to both body and mind.

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Fiber Recommendations

Getting enough fiber each day starts with knowing how much you need.

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Finding Fiber

The Nutrition Facts Panel is your first stop when it comes to finding fiber.

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Children And Fiber

Every mom knows that family life runs more smoothly when kids are healthy, and fiber is one great way to help keep your kids healthy.

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Raising the Grade on Fiber

As part of our commitment to helping people better understand fiber, we hosted a webinar on the topic. It covers why fiber is important, how much you need and how you can get more. If you missed it, you can click here to see and hear the recording!

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References:
1. Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fat, Protein and Amino Acids. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC 2002.
2. Peters U, Sinha R, Chatterjee N, et al. Dietary fibre and colorectal adenoma in a colorectal cancer study detection programme. Lancet 2003;361:1491-5.
3. Bingham SA, Day NE, Luben R, et al. Dietary fibre in food and protection against colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): an observational study. Lancet 2003;361:1496-501