Wait, there’s a diet that suggests eating less fiber?
Here’s some nutrition advice you likely don’t hear every day: Eat less fiber.
That’s exactly the premise behind the low-residue diet.
In most cases, yes.
How much is enough fiber?
The2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americansrecommends 25 grams per day for women or 38 grams for men.
Pictured Recipe:Beef Bone Broth
What Is a Low-Residue Diet?
“Residue” refers to the indigestible material that remains in the GI tract after digestion is finished.
It eventually works its way through and out of a normal gut through our stools.
However, for those with certain GI tract illnesses, the process is not always a smooth one.
Here are some foods that are typically included, and foods that should be avoided when following this intervention.
is “It depends.”
Usually, no, it’s neither healthy nor necessary.
