How to eat more fibre and why you should!
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of fibre in our diet and features experts who provide insights on how to increase fibre intake effectively.
Food Chain presenter Ruth Alexander was confident that she was eating a healthy diet, in particular, a diet that included enough fibre. But it turns out, like many of us, her fibre intake has been falling short of the recommended amount. In fact all over the world most of us are failing to eat enough, despite the growing trend for so called "fibremaxxing" where people try to maximise their daily intake. So how can we boost our fibre intake? And does it really have to involve chia seeds? Ruth picks the brains of fibre expert Professor Joanne Slavin from the University of Minnesota and Fathima Abdoola, known as The Cultural Dietitian, based in Brisbane Australia. And psychologist Phillippa Lally from the University of Surrey in the UK, explains how we can make our well intentioned new habits stick. Producer: Lexy O’Connor Sound engineer: Andrew Mills (Image: A close up of a steaming bowl of Persian barley soup, in a blue bowl, with a woman’s hands holding it. Credit: Getty Images) If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
People in this episode
Host: Ruth Alexander
Guests: Professor Joanne Slavin, Fathima Abdoola, Phillippa Lally
Topics covered
- fibre intake
- healthy diet
- nutrition
- food habits
- psychology
- cultural diet
Keywords
- fibre
- diet
- nutrition
- health
- food
- habits
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Minnesota, University of Surrey
Places: Brisbane Australia
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