How much fiber should I tell my clients they should get every day?
Don’t actually tell them what to do unless you are licensed and covered to do so. It’s great to push fiber because it’s awesome, but remember your scope of practice.
Rather you can make suggestions and always be very clear that you cannot tell them how much fiber to consume, but these are merely suggestions. Then, send them in the direction of a licensed nutrition professional who can look at their entire nutrition profile and help them see if they are missing any other vital nutrient besides fiber.
My favorite online resource to send people to is the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, based out of D.C. at http://pcrm.org and their sister site http://nutritionmd.org.
In my opinion, something this specific dealing with nutrition is best left to a nutrition professional (RD or nutritionist).
LaRue, CSCS
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