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Fiber is an important part of everyone's diet. Some call fiber the roughage of their diet that keeps things moving along. Your fiber-filled diet should include a variety of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Fiber helps to prevent constipation, reduce the risk of heart disease, manage diabetes, and has been linked to helping prevent colon cancer and breast cancers. Not sure where to find dietary fiber, check out this Fiber Chart.

To incorporate more fiber into your diet, you can:

-change from white bread to wheat or multigrain

-eat a fresh garden salad at least once a day

-incorporate fruit into your lunch; such as apples, cherries, grapes, pears, raisins, craisins, dried apricots, or prunes

-top your bowl of cereal with strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries (instead of sugar)

-snack or try to incorporate more vegetables in your cooking; such carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, onion, spinach, or celery

Also, there are a variety of fiber supplements out in the form of powders, pills, capsules, and tablets. Figure out what works best for your needs! It may be as easy as changing your vitamins or you can make several lifestyle changes to ensure you're getting enough dietary fiber in your life.