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The Mediterranean diet delivers nearly double America's average daily fiber intake. Here's how
Fiber is one of the most important, and most overlooked, nutrients in the modern diet. "We've known this forever, and it has to get rediscovered all the time," Joanne Slavin, professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Minnesota,
Significantly more than the American average. A traditional high-fiber Mediterranean diet plan delivers at least 14 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories, per a 2017 analysis — more than double what most Americans consume daily. The foods responsible are Mediterranean staples: lentils, chickpeas, farro, barley, figs, artichokes, almonds and more.