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The classic post by Dr. Eades, of Protein Power, on fiber:

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Before we get to the fiber, let’s engage in a sort of thought experiment. Let’s assume that way back in the early days of medicine doctors always wanted to see us cough up mucus from our lungs. Since mucus is a kind of breeding ground for all kinds of nasty bacteria, it would make sense in the olden, pre-antibiotic days to want patients to hack up as much of this stuff as possible to get it out of the body where the bacteria could no longer wreak their havoc.

It’s a fine post where he starts with a useful metaphor and covers what we know, and what we refuse to know.

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All manner of ‘experts’ from our doctors to our grandparents encourage us to consume plenty of fiber. If we can’t get enough from the foods we eat to achieve regularity, we are encouraged to buy supplements. Everyone is on the regularity bandwagon and, by extension, the fiber bandwagon. The much despised Jane Brody has written countless times on the virtues of fiber, WebMD encourages us to get our share, even C. Everett Coop exhorts us to keep the fiber coming. And, despite numerous studies showing that fiber doesn’t really do squat for us health-wise, everyone continues to recommend it.

To paraphrase John Huston: Evidence? We ain’t got no evidence. We don’t need no evidence. We don’t have to show you no stinking evidence.

For lots more information about the fallacy of fiber, consult Gutsense.org

In addition, fiber is probably essential in a grain heavy diet because we all know what flour and water makes: paste.

Cement.