However, in a country where children, on average, get only half of their
daily fiber recommendations, it is necessary to examine how improvements can be made.
There are many approaches to this: American
national fiber recommendation is to get 30 - 38 grams a day for men and 25 grams a day for women between 18 and 50 years old.
Most
other fiber recommendations fall in the range of 25 - 35 grams per day for most people, which is pretty similar to the first recommendation assuming a fairly average calorie intake is present.
One medium apple provides four grams of fiber, which is nearly 20 percent of the
daily fiber recommendations, and 15 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Only 10 percent of the U.S. population meets
the fiber recommendation.
She asked whether the capacity of older adults to absorb these minerals would be impaired if
the fiber recommendation for the elderly was the same as for younger adults.