Robert Lustig on Eating More Fiber: recommends

Dr. Robert Lustig recommends substantially more dietary fiber — both soluble and insoluble. He says fiber slows sugar absorption, feeds gut bacteria, and supports the production of short-chain fatty acids, and he describes fiber deficiency as near-universal in modern diets.

His stated reasoning is that the removal of fiber is what makes refined and processed foods metabolically damaging; restoring it is the core of his “feed the gut” precept. Disclosure: Lustig is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of BioLumen, whose Monch Monch product is a microsponge fiber powder built on this same premise — a commercial interest relevant to his fiber advocacy.

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