Get Your Fiber
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Dr. Dennis Burkitt, a famous English physician, studied the differences between indigenous African bushmen and their “civilized” western counterparts.The bushmen seemed to be free of the scourges of modern life –including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
Dr. Burkitt found that the average bushman had a stool weight of 2 pounds and the “civilized” men had a stool weight of only 4 ounces - that’s 87.5% smaller!
The difference?
In a word, fiber!
Today, the average American eats about just 8 grams of fiber a day.
But the average hunter and gatherer ate 100 grams from all manner of roots, berries, leaves and plant foods.
Since starting caloric restriction I am getting at least 30 grams per day. I think 100 would kill me.