Are You Getting Enough Fiber?
It is 2025, and we’re talking about macronutrients as if they’re star athletes. You know about protein, carbs, and fats—they get all the attention. Fiber, on the other hand, is flying under the radar, but if predictions on X are to be believed(and when aren’t they?), it is about to climb the ranks as the macronutrient du jour.
This is all to say: Americans are ignoring their fiber intake: Recent research estimates that only 5 percent of Americans are getting the recommended amount of fiber in their diets daily. And by neglecting the nutrient, they’re sleeping on some major health benefits.
“There are so many benefits to fiber,” says Kelly LeVeque, CCN, author and celebrity holistic health coach (who has worked with the likes of Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, and Emmy Rossum. “[They include] normalizing bowel movements and preventing constipation, maintaining bowel health, lowering cholesterol levels, inflammation and blood pressure to support overall heart health, and helping to control blood sugar levels and increasing satiety to manage weight and hunger.”
Excerpted from GQ
