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And so, how much dietary fiber would you have to consume to equal the GLP-1 equivalent dose of the drugs referenced in the article?
by bradknowles 3y ago
And so, how much dietary fiber would you have to consume to equal the GLP-1 equivalent dose of the drugs referenced in the article?
- rogerkirkness 3y agoIt's being studied now, but generally speaking the benefits start to taper around 120g a day in existing studies we have about fibre. So it's most likely 'At least 120g/day and possibly more depending on what we learn studying GLP-1 further.
- bradknowles 3y agoIn contrast: > The Metamucil powder dosage for adults and adolescents ages 12 and older is 3.4 grams (1 serving), mixed with 8 ounces of water, up to 3 times a day. The mixture should be consumed immediately after preparing it. So, you're talking about 35.3 times the recommended Metamucil dose? If a dose of Metamucil is a teaspoon, and a typical canister has 180 doses, you're talking about approximately one fifth of the entire container -- per day? And drinking 282 ounces of water per day to wash down all that Metamucil? That seems medically dangerous to me....