How much is enough fiber?

[Smokescreen]

Do you guys think that 10grams of fiber a day is good enough?

 

[ohashi]

Not really.

Go for 30 or 40.

 

[Smokescreen]

Damn!!! And where am I supposed to get that much fiber on a low carb diet?

 

[ohashi]

Bran, or just a sugar-free fiber supp.

 

[obiwan9962]

ground flax meal
psyllium
romaine
spinach
raw veges
bran
oat bran
bowel buddies
rice bran
bran bran bran bran

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[anthrax]

More than 10g

Mostly from real food (I am not a fan of fiber pills)

 

[Smokescreen]

Ok so if I'm taking only 10grams then how much more would be acceptable? An extra 5,6,7 or 8 more? I mean, I want things to be regular...but I sure as hell don't want to live on the toilet neither!

 

[sawastea]

You won't...I take in around 50 a day...When I go shopping I normally buy a tub of metamucil. I also bought some high fiber tortillas as well

http://www.latortillafactory.com

 

[SubjectiveIllusion]

25 grams per day is the general recommendation for the average adult.

 

[OXANDRIN]

in theory....if you were on a low carb diet..... taking total carbs and subtracting fiber will give you the true amount of carbs taken in.

 

[Smokescreen]

50!!!???? Dude...do you live on the toilet???

 

[Synpax]

25 a day.

First of all, if you are doing the super low carb diet thing (atkins), you need to get better educated. Fiber doesn't count as a carb. In fact, if you eat something with 20g carbs total and 10g fiber, you only count 10g.

Second, check the source:
http://atkins.com/global/search-results.html?search_string=fiber

Personally, I get 100g+ a day of fiber. The reason I'm 'normal' rather than constipated is I drink well over a gallon of water.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Don't worry about it to much. I might just be a freak of nature but I've never had a problem with "regularity" on a low carb diet.

 

[Smokescreen]

LOL. I'm not constipated at all. And yes I do drink over a gallon of water a day. I would say like a gallon and a half. It's just that since I started this low carb diet, I've been only poopin once a day. When before I would go 3-5 times a day.

 

[variation]

hehe, well.. enough for what? what is your purpose for using fiber, it's not really essential for life, but it can be useful for a number of reasons... so it really depends on your reason.