Increasing Fibre Intake: A Practical Resource for Health Professionals

We’re excited to share “Increasing Fibre Intake”, a concise, evidence-based educational tool for healthcare professionals to use with patients and/or clients.

Why Fibre Matters

While protein continues to dominate nutrition conversations, fibre remains one of the most under consumed nutrients in Australia, despite decades of strong evidence supporting its health benefits.¹

Dietary fibre has been shown to ²

• Improve bowel regularity and consistency
• Support cardiometabolic health (lower cholesterol & better blood glucose control)
• Promote satiety for weight management
• Feed beneficial gut bacteria, enhancing microbial diversity

Large-scale systematic reviews and meta-analyses continue to show that higher fibre intake is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer.^2,3 Emerging research also links fibre intake with improved inflammatory markers and overall gut microbiome resilience.³

In an era where macronutrient trends shift rapidly, fibre remains a foundational component of preventive health, quietly delivering broad, long-term benefits.

What’s in the Resource

Our resource translates the latest science into practical guidance.

• Daily fibre targets with simple, friendly explanations
• Strategies to increase fibre intake
• Food-based examples and swaps to make high-fibre choices achievable

Use It with Your Clients

This resource can support discussions with patients and/or clients working on gut health, weight management, cardiometabolic risk reduction, or general wellbeing. It translates the evidence around fibre into practical, structured steps that can be incorporated into routine consultations and education sessions.

Click on the resource below to download:

References:

1. Fayet-Moore F, Cassettari T, Tuck K, McConnell A, Petocz P. Dietary Fibre Intake in Australia. Paper II: Comparative Examination of Food Sources of Fibre among High and Low Fibre Consumers. Nutrients. 2018;10(9):1223. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091223
2. Reynolds A, Mann J, Cummings J, Winter N, Mete E, Te Morenga L. Carbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet. 2019;393(10170):434-445. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31809-9
3. Ramezani F, Pourghazi F, Eslami M, et al. Dietary fiber intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Clinical Nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2023;43(1):65-83. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.11.005