Dietary Fiber : Healthline.com

How much fiber should you consume? Is there more than one kind of fiber? What foods contain fiber? Test your knowledge about fiber by taking the Big Fiber Quiz.

Experts say that fiber can be beneficial to our health if we consume how many grams a day?

A. 5 grams per 1000 calories B. 10 grams per 1000 calories C. 14 grams per 1000 calories

Fiber is found in naturally-stringy vegetables and meats, foods such as celery and flank or skirt steak

A. True B. False

Which of the two types of fiber is most important to consume?

A. Soluble B. Insoluble C. Both are important

Which of the following foods contains the least amount of fiber?

A. One ounce of pumpkin seeds (shelled) B. One cup of iceberg lettuce C. A half cup of tomato sauce

Switching from a low-fiber to a high-fiber diet is easily done within a few days and will provide immediate benefit.

A. True B. False

The typical American eats how many grams of fiber daily?

A. 12 B. 15 C. 20

A Harvard study (published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1996) of 44,000 male health professionals found that those with a high-fiber diet had a 40 percent lower chance of:

A. Having heart disease B. Developing colon cancer C. Suffering from high blood pressure and headaches

Which is the champion of fiber content among these veggies?

A. Peas B. Beans C. Carrots

Fiber Quiz

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