self.com
It seems like everyone talks up the benefits of protein, but there’s another just-as-important nutrient that tends to fall by the wayside: fiber. This often overlooked type of carbohydrate does a ton of essential jobs in your body—from promoting gut health to maintaining regular digestion—but the hard truth is that most of us are only eating a fraction of the amount we should each day.
According to a 2021 study in Current Developments in Nutrition, only 7% of people in the US meet the daily reco…
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