Key takeaways
- Targets are published per age and sex, or per 1,000 calories eaten.
- Grams of fibre in a food = grams of food ÷ 100 × fibre per 100 g.
- Raise fibre slowly and drink fluids.
- If you have a gut condition, ask your clinician.
What this tool does
This tool looks up a daily fibre guideline for an age and sex and shows foods that help reach it. The guideline is from a public health body. The tool just finds the row.
How the arithmetic works
- Find the row: your age group and sex. [insert guideline table from a named source]
- Or per calorie: target = guideline per 1,000 kcal × calories eaten ÷ 1,000. [verify the figure in the source]
- Food fibre = grams eaten ÷ 100 × fibre per 100 g.
A worked example
Example. These numbers are made up to show the steps. They are not a label value and not a suggestion.
Made-up: a food with 6 g fibre per 100 g. Eating 150 g gives 150 ÷ 100 × 6 = 9 g.
What to check against your label
- The source and year of the guideline.
- The fibre figure on the food label, per serving or per 100 g.
- Advice from your own clinician.
Frequently asked questions
Why do targets differ by country?
Different bodies publish different figures.
Do these medicines change fibre needs?
Ask your clinician. [add cited source if the page says so]
Is more always better?
No. Increase gradually.
How Reko does this in the app
Reko tracks protein, water and food against targets you set, so you can log what you eat and see it beside doses and side effects. [confirm whether fibre is a tracked nutrient before publishing]
Reko records what you and your prescriber decide. It never suggests a dose, and this page is not medical advice.
- National dietary guidelines. [name, year and link]