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I wonder why fiber is never brough up with this. Only ~5% of people get enough fiber and it lowers your risk a lot

by AstroBen 8mo ago

abbefaria27 8mo ago
It’s covered in the risk factors section at the end.
- AstroBen 8mo ago
  Ah, you're right. I actually looked it up after I made that comment and it looks to be a 10% reduction in relative risk per 10g extra fiber consumed Considering Americans as an example only get 10-15g per day, and it's perfectly possible to get 60g.. that could have a huge impact
coppsilgold 8mo ago
You can buy Psyllium husks by the pound as well.
- elric 8mo ago
  There are apparently cases of psyllium leading to weird allergic reactions. IIRC this is frequently reported in caretakers who prepare psyllium for eldery patients, presumably because they end up inhaling some of the stuff?
porknubbins 8mo ago
Fiber is so inconvenient to get in adequate quantity. We cook all our meals using tons of vegetables and none of it has much fiber if I remember. Occasionally I’ll try to start eating oatmeal but get burned out after a week or two.
- bored_student 8mo ago
  I eat a lot of fibrous frankenfoods and I’m not sure if the net effect is positive, but I think it helps my bowel movements…
- AstroBen 8mo ago
  My breakfast: 80g oats, 2tbsp chia seeds, 1tbsp ground flax, a shitload of frozen berries, 50g of mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, whatever), raisins or other dried fruit Delicious and has more than the recommended fiber in one meal. I didn't like oats much until I learnt how to make them taste good
  - tayo42 8mo ago
    How do you make them taste good? I need to put sugar on oatmeal... Lol
    - andreareina 8mo ago
      So put sugar.
  - RupertSalt 8mo ago
    This is close to a recipe suggestion on Bob’s Red Mill Muesli. I would assemble it the night before, so that the berry juice moistened the oats. Cardamom or cinnamon, honey, or plain yogurt can be added.
  - porknubbins 8mo ago
    Sounds good how is this prepared?

I wonder why fiber is never brough up with this. Only ~5% of people get enough fiber and it lowers your risk a lot

abbefaria27 8mo ago

It’s covered in the risk factors section at the end.

AstroBen 8mo ago
Ah, you're right. I actually looked it up after I made that comment and it looks to be a 10% reduction in relative risk per 10g extra fiber consumed Considering Americans as an example only get 10-15g per day, and it's perfectly possible to get 60g.. that could have a huge impact

coppsilgold 8mo ago

You can buy Psyllium husks by the pound as well.

elric 8mo ago
There are apparently cases of psyllium leading to weird allergic reactions. IIRC this is frequently reported in caretakers who prepare psyllium for eldery patients, presumably because they end up inhaling some of the stuff?

porknubbins 8mo ago

Fiber is so inconvenient to get in adequate quantity. We cook all our meals using tons of vegetables and none of it has much fiber if I remember. Occasionally I’ll try to start eating oatmeal but get burned out after a week or two.

bored_student 8mo ago
I eat a lot of fibrous frankenfoods and I’m not sure if the net effect is positive, but I think it helps my bowel movements…
AstroBen 8mo ago
My breakfast: 80g oats, 2tbsp chia seeds, 1tbsp ground flax, a shitload of frozen berries, 50g of mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, whatever), raisins or other dried fruit Delicious and has more than the recommended fiber in one meal. I didn't like oats much until I learnt how to make them taste good
- tayo42 8mo ago
  How do you make them taste good? I need to put sugar on oatmeal... Lol
  - andreareina 8mo ago
    So put sugar.
- RupertSalt 8mo ago
  This is close to a recipe suggestion on Bob’s Red Mill Muesli. I would assemble it the night before, so that the berry juice moistened the oats. Cardamom or cinnamon, honey, or plain yogurt can be added.
- porknubbins 8mo ago
  Sounds good how is this prepared?