• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 day ago

    fiber is so strange because it’s function is basically just to pass through you, and yet it’s so vital for the digestive system to function properly

    everyone keeps saying “oh dietary supplements are just pissing away money” but fibre supplements are the one supplement most people would benefit hugely from taking, just get some psyllium husk or whatever and enter toilet nirvana

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      11 hours ago

      Just for context, it’s a uniquely American problem. The rest of the developed world on average eats more balanced diet and don’t need to supplement fiber.

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        9 hours ago

        The uniquely US problem is poor people having terrible diets, but lack of fibre for non-poor people is a thing all over the world aside from maybe like, japan…

        i’ve personally benefitted greatly from just opting for whole-grain versions of things like pasta, much better poops now.

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          9 hours ago

          Some people around the world eat what is sometimes known as “american diet”, but it’s not a norm yet, not everywhere.