RealFeedApp Only 4% of men and 11% of women meet recommended fiber levels
Research indicates that portions of fruits and vegetables typically discarded as waste contain more fiber than the parts consumed. Adjusting dietary habits to include these parts could improve health and reduce food waste.
- Field
- nutrition and supplements
- What they did
- Researchers found that parts of fruits and vegetables that people usually discard as food scraps often contain more fiber than the parts they actually consume.
- Why it matters
- Changing this behavior to stop throwing these valuable fiber-packed parts into the bin could improve health, reduce food waste, and save money.
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