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Fiber recommended daily intake (RDI) is at least 14g/1000 calories
for everyone over 2 years of age (US Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025). Research suggests that
higher intake (over 30g/day) might confer even greater health benefits
Fiber contributes to:
Use FLMC's Fiber Counter & Tracker to ensure a high and diverse intake to protect from many diseases
A diverse high-fiber diet promotes a healthy gut microbiome and lowers the risk of many diseases. These diseases include obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, sleep apnea, high LDL "bad" cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, some inflammatory diseases, some cancers, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's dementia and Parkinson's disease. Fiber also improves gut function, lowering the risk of constipation, diverticular disease, and hemorrhoids. Use this app for a diverse high-fiber diet.
Set your daily fiber intake (based on guidance provided in the app) and your preferences for weights of food (g or oz) and display units (%target/serving, g/100g or g/1oz, or %target/100g or %target/1oz)