You can significantly reduce your risk of getting many of the chronic diseases that plague our times by including more dietary fiber in your diet. These diseases include coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer. 

An enormous new study in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet, showed a 15-30 percent reduction in cardiovascular-disease and all-cause mortality in people who got the most fiber versus those who got the least. 

Those study participants who ate the most fiber, versus those that ate the least, reduced their risk of stroke by 22 percent, their risk of type 2 diabetes or colorectal cancer by 16 percent, and their risk of death from coronary heart disease by 30 percent

Interestingly, fiber was also found to be a better way to control spikes in blood sugar after eating than eating a low-glycemic diet.  And although a low-glycemic diet also reduced the risk of getting type 2 diabetes and stroke, a high-fiber diet was far more effective.

Most Americans get about 15 grams of fiber a day, which is far too low.  These researchers found that getting fiber levels up to at least 25-29 grams a day yielded the most dramatic health improvements, but the more fiber, the better.  For every additional 8 grams of fiber, the risk for various diseases fell by up to 24 percent.

An ounce of prevention is always worth more than a pound of cure.  Make sure you’re getting at least 40 grams of fiber daily

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