date:Apr 23, 2013
d the lowest chance of stroke, according to findings published in the journal Stroke.
The average U.S. woman gets 13g of fiber per day, and the average man gets 17g, well below the Institute of Medicine recommendation of 24g and 35g, respectively.
An extra 7g could come from two slices of whole wheat bread and a serving of fruit, for example, Burley said. However, even less than that - just 2 or 3 extra grams per day - might affect stroke risk.
Americans suffer almost 800,000 strokes annually