Spotlight on Fibre

Dietary fibre plays an important role in achieving and maintaining healthy gut function. Evidence also suggests that consuming adequate fibre in our diet also helps achieve and maintain a healthy weight¹.

Despite these benefits, less than 29% of adults in Australia meet the recommended intake of fibre in the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey².

How much fibre do I need?

The recommendation daily intake of fibre for adults, to maintain a good level of health is between 25g and 30g of fibre each³.

Where can I find fibre?

Fibre is the part of your food which resists the digestion process. It moves through your stomach and small intestine largely unchanged to the large intestine where it is fermented by your friendly gut bacteria. There are two types of fibre, soluble and insoluble.

Soluble fibres are found in fruits, vegetables, oat bran, barley, lentils and pulses, while good sources of insoluble fibre include wholegrain cereals, brown rice and the skin of fruits and vegetables¹.

Hint: If you find it difficult to include enough fibre into your diet, why not try adding SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula with Fibre into your daily routine? Available in two delicious flavours, SUSTAGEN Hospital Formula with Fibre is a nutritionally complete oral supplement, which also contains 4.1g dietary fibre per serve.