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Getting enough fibre

ottacat
ottacat Posts: 10 Member
edited March 3 in Food and Nutrition
I'm now eating a good diet of pretty much all clean, healthy foods. However I noticed my daily fibre intake averages between 20 and 25 grams per day. I'm currently eating about 1600 calories a day. when I read on recommendations I see for my sex and age (male, 49), that the recommendations vary from 30 to 38 grams per day.

Is this something I should be concerned about? I am losing weight at a good rate. It would be a bit tough to raise my fibre intake given my daily calorie goals. Is this common?

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  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    How inactive, short, and slim are you? Your calories sound far too low, and increasing will help you get in more fibre.

    But sometimes I have a hard time getting in fibre in my deficit. When I ate at maintenance for a few days I didn't have much issue. If need be, add in a supplement, but otherwise just try to reach for high fibre foods to mix wtih your meals/recipes
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I'm now eating a good diet of pretty much all clean, healthy foods. However I noticed my daily fibre intake averages between 20 and 25 grams per day. I'm currently eating about 1600 calories a day. when I read on recommendations I see for my sex and age (male, 49), that the recommendations vary from 30 to 38 grams per day.

    Is this something I should be concerned about? I am losing weight at a good rate. It would be a bit tough to raise my fibre intake given my daily calorie goals. Is this common?
    I really wouldn't trust the figures you get from MFP regarding fibre. It is not a legal requirement in most countries for food labeling and many user generated entries are unlikely to include this value so the figure is likely to be off
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