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The Fiber Gap: The Single Biggest Hole in the Modern Diet

Roughly 9 in 10 adults fall short of the recommended 30 g of fiber a day, and the 2019 Lancet meta-analysis suggests the gap costs us dearly: every additional 8 g daily is linked with measurably fewer heart attacks, strokes and cases of type 2 diabetes. Closing the gap takes three food swaps, not a supplement.

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