How Much Fibre Should I Eat?
The need for fibre in a balanced diet, although absolutely essential, is relatively low. However, diets high in processed flour products lack the natural bulk found in fruit and vegetables. If you take a slice of white bread and soak it in a saucer of water it will quickly turn to slime, and this is exactly what it does in your intestine. Diets high in processed carbohydrates, such as bread, cake, cookies and buns, require additional fibre from other carbohydrate foods, all of which contain natural or added sugar. The consumption of concentrated dietary fibre in drink and food-added forms is testimony in support of our poor eating habits. If you are seeking a healthier and more regular life pattern you would do well to concentrate on reducing your sugar and starch intake by limiting the quantity of processed grain products you consume. Processed cereal grains, white flour and products made from white flour have little to offer of nutritional value and are a poor choice of dietary fibre
