I'm eating too much fiber?!?

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Those are recommendations as people are generally eating less than that. There is no limit as far as I know on Fiber. As long as your getting it from real food and its not from eating a whole box of breakfast cereal then it should be no problem.

For the record I have no problem with someone eating a whole box of cereal for breakfast, but you should do it because you like the cereal and not because you think its good for you.

Greased Lightning wrote:

There is no limit as far as I know on Fiber.

Aside from various bowel issues, too much fiber can interfere with the absorption of certain minerals and medications.

Blow it out your BUTT! wrote:

I've recently been focusing on eating mainly whole non-processed foods and I decided to monitor my fiber intake.

It's like 60-75 grams per day.

The government recommends that men should have 35g.

And men over 50 years old should only have 30g.

And women over 50 years old should ONLY have 21 freaking grams per day!!!

How can you get 3000 calories from whole foods like beans and avocados and only get 30 grams of fiber per day?

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Minimum recommendation is 14 g per 1000 Kcal.

Your intake is better than the minimum.

Don't listen to government dietary advice

ghjkghjk wrote:

Don't listen to government dietary advice

So who should I listen to for dietary advice then? Jesus?

rrr wrote:

Your intake is better than the minimum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtnTuTX4L24

Yeah, no shit.

List the time point in the video where she discusses how much fiber is too much?

ghjkghjk wrote:

Don't listen to government dietary advice

Correct. Big fiber, just like big dairy, big corn, big soy, etc., is all about manipulating the public into thinking they need 35g/day. Bullshiz. I don't eat any fiber basically and I'm fine. I mean, my poops are like meteorites they're so hard, but it works for me.

shit on this paper strip wrote:

Greased Lightning wrote:

There is no limit as far as I know on Fiber.

Aside from various bowel issues, too much fiber can interfere with the absorption of certain minerals and medications.

That's a myth. Fiber slows down an absorption but doesn't prevent it. Eat as much fiber as you wish

mako wrote:

Aside from various bowel issues, too much fiber can interfere with the absorption of certain minerals and medications.

That's a myth. Fiber slows down an absorption but doesn't prevent it. Eat as much fiber as you wish[/quote]

Are there any peer-reviewed journal articles that back this up? I'd like to read them.

mako wrote:

That's a myth. Fiber slows down an absorption but doesn't prevent it. Eat as much fiber as you wish

Webmd states that:

"Excess fiber can bind to iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium and decrease their absorption. And studies have shown that fibers such as pectin and guar gum can reduce absorption of carotenoids, beta-carotein, lycopene, and lutein when consumed at the same time as a meal".

"When taken at the same time as medications, fiber supplements can affect the absorption of certain drugs:

Psyllium has the potential to reduce absorption of digoxin, Coumadin, lithium, and carbamazepine. Guar gum may slow the absorption of digoxin, acetaminophen, and bumetranide and decrease the absorption of metformin, penicillin, and more. Pectin may decrease the absorption of lovastatin".

Now I will admit that Webmd may have it wrong, so I'd like you to provide links to some studies backing up the idea that consuming large amounts of fiber have no deleterious effects.

Blow it out your BUTT! wrote:

Yeah, no shit.

List the time point in the video where she discusses how much fiber is too much?

Nobody eats too much. There's no such time point.

rrr wrote:

Blow it out your BUTT! wrote:

Yeah, no shit.

List the time point in the video where she discusses how much fiber is too much?

Nobody eats too much. There's no such time point.

Eat 150 grams of fiber and then get back with me.

bowel blockage wrote:

rrr wrote:

Nobody eats too much. There's no such time point.

Eat 150 grams of fiber and then get back with me.

Paleolithic man ate ~100 g fiber per day. "Paleo" dieters seem to forget this in their crusade to eat more meat.

The Poultry Strangler wrote:

Paleolithic man ate ~100 g fiber per day. "Paleo" dieters seem to forget this in their crusade to eat more meat.

I think paleo is starting to lose its meaning. From what I understand, the paleo lifestyle is (low carb, high fat, and moderate protein).

Eating a shit ton of vegetables with a little bit (20% of calories) of animal protein and then with a focus on keeping the food non-processed.

Avocados for fat and all those other vegetables should give paleo people a pretty good amount of fiber.

If you think you are eating too much fiber just replace it with coffee and you'll be fine

Kyle's Killer Lemonade wrote:

If you think you are eating too much fiber just replace it with coffee and you'll be fine

Up the butt?

If you crap a wicker chair, I would cut back.

XY wrote:

If you crap a wicker chair, I would cut back.

No way man, that's when you know you eating just the right amount.

You put out a mighty effort to poop and then you can instantly sit back and chill on your stool stool.