Health Canada
stipulates that the adequate intake of total dietary fiber should be 38 g/day for men and 25
g/day for women, however, the current estimated median intake of dietary fiber inCanada
is considerably lower, at only 16.5–19.4g/day for men and 14.3–16.6 g/day for women
(Table 8.13,CCHS2.2 [CanadianCommunity Health Survey, Cycle 2.2 Nutrition], Health
Canada and Statistics Canada [2004], as cited in Health Canada [2010]).