Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a staggering 25 to 45 million people in the U.S. And if you suffer from this common problem, chances are that your doctor has told you to make sure you eat [...]
Tag: Fiber
What you REALLY need to know about the “Great Fiber Debate”
Winston Churchill once said, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on.” That quip certainly reminds me of a new, major meta-analysis about the supposed [...]
Four important rules of thumb about eating fiber
TIME magazine recently interviewed my colleague Walt Willet, Harvard professor of epidemiology and nutrition, about the best “high-fiber foods.” Of course, as I explained a few weeks ago, the [...]