IFAS Extension
Release Date: 5/10/2026
Family and Consumer Sciences
Abstract
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Nutrition and Food Systems
About this Publication
This document is FCS8130, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 1990. Revised March 2018, June 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Bobroff, L. B. (2018). Nutrition for Health and Fitness: Fiber in Your Diet. EDIS, 2018(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-he697-2018
Authors
Linda Bobroff
professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Contacts
Wendy Dahl
Specialist
University of Florida
professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Karla Shelnutt
Specialist
University of Florida
associate dean and professor, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL