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Article: Gut Check! Kellogg Asks Are You Getting Enough Fiber? Two Out of Three Americans Fail to Meet Their Daily Value for Fiber.
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- PR Newswire
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- March 12, 2004
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Americans are experiencing a severe fiber deficit, with two out of three people not consuming the recommended levels of dietary fiber, according to data from the government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Inadequate fiber intake is associated with a range of potential health issues, say health experts. Recent research has shown that the lack of fiber in the American diet may be a major part of the obesity epidemic(1). In addition, fiber acts as an essential component of a healthy lifestyle by reducing the risk of colon cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Experts speculate this grave absence of dietary fiber is partially due to a lack of tasty ...