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Fiber
Posted by:
jadedshade
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Date: December 18, 2006 01:36PM I find it interesting that Chimpanzees are closely related to us and they eat around 300g of fiber a day.
The average American eats around 15g per day. The thing is, I do feel better when I eat more fiber, which makes sense given that fiber is refered to a "scrubbing brush for our elimination system". I think i am going to try out eating higher levels of fiber and see what effects I feel. i normally eat around 35g - 50g a day. Re: Fiber
Posted by:
jono
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Date: December 18, 2006 04:36PM jadedshade,
I read a very interesting article about how our primate ancestors probably generated a lot of energy from fiber, with help from beneficial bacteria in the colon fermenting the fiber to produce short chain fatty acids which get absorbed into the body. They estimated 25 to 35% of their energy was achieved in this way. Well you can read about it here: [www.paleobioticslab.com] It's long but a good read. Re: Fiber
Posted by:
jadedshade
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Date: December 19, 2006 11:36AM Excellent article, thank you for that. It's a definite must read. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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