The Fiber Craze (Is It Actually Worth the Hype?)

HAPPY FRIDAY NC FAM! 

Fiber is having a moment right now and for once, the hype isn’t completely misplaced.

Most Americans aren’t even hitting 50% of their daily fiber needs, which means there’s a lot of room for improvement.

But like most things in nutrition, what starts helpful… quickly turns into confusion.

Suddenly it’s:

• high-fiber everything

• fiber supplements everywhere

• people forcing down foods they don’t even like

We just saw this with the protein craze.

So let’s break it down and keep it simple.