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Your Gut Is Broken (And You Probably Don't Know It)
Fibermaxxing—the viral trend of aggressively increasing dietary fiber intake—exploded from a joke into a legitimate wellness movement, with articles about fiber seeing a 9,500% surge in page views. Nearly 95% of Americans fall short of daily fiber recommendations (25g for women, 38g for men), but the real issue is that most people try to fix it through supplements rather than actual food, missing out on the microbiome benefits whole foods provide. While fiber has proven short-term benefits (roughly 2kg weight loss over four months with 14g additional daily intake) and long-term disease prevention, the supplement industry's $15.1 billion valuation means consumers are paying a premium for what's cheapest in beans and vegetables.
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