What I recently discovered though, is that I was not getting as much fiber as I thought I was. I then set about to become more “fiber smart”, and here is what I learned.
I already knew, from personal experience actually, that increasing my fiber intake had taken the word constipation out of my life. That felt good! I have also learned that the extra fiber is probably decreasing my chance of suffering from Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack, cholesterol, and obesity.
When I studied my diet by using the “USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference”, available for free from the United States Department of Agriculture at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ I discovered that although I had improved my fiber intake, I was not doing as well as I thought I was. The experts recommend that women get 25 grams per day, or 21 for the 50+ crowd.
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