Increasing fiber in your diet and why it’s so important?
“Eat more fiber” might be a common recommendation from your doctor or healthcare provider. But getting the recommended amount can actually be a simple task, according to Robin DeCicco, a New York-based certified holistic nutritionist. DeCicco told Fox News Digital that fiber can help with disease prevention, weight loss, lowering cholesterol and digestion issues such as constipation. Harvard Medical School data has found that people who ate more fiber from fruit, vegetables and whole grains were able to prevent dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes by 16% to 24%. The “huge” percentage stems from eating about 25 to