Fiber Menace page

[ericfoster3]

Has anyone read this book? I see it was published in 2005, but this is the first I heard of it. What's the skinny?

Fiber Menace
by Konstantin Monastyrsky

[piano-doctor-lady]

He's very, very amusing, and he has some good points, particularly about the risks of insoluble fiber like bran.

I think that soluble fiber may be more useful in the right amount.

He knows his poop, and has logical reasons to back up his ideas.

[Sudenveri]

He's a complete quack who has no understanding of medicine or science. At best he's an invasive prude and at worst he's a homophobe - he spends a great deal of time going on about how stretching out one's anus will kill you and is totally gross, and CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE ANAL SEX WHICH IS SOOOO TOTALLY GROSS, YOU GUYS. The only "evidence" he offers to back up his assertions amounts to "NO REALLY, I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES! MY OWN EYES!!1!1eleventyone!!

In short, fuck him.

[quelsen]

well uhm, ok

[geostump]

Can we fuck him with a stolen dick?

[Hedonist]

OK, I'm having a disturbing mental image of the Fiber Monster coming after me!

[piano-doctor-lady]

Go read what he has to say.

[Hepcat]

Check out his website. What he says makes sense.
Probably you don't need the book when you read all the stuff on his website.

[keithpowers]

Can we fuck him with a stolen dick?

As long as you launch it off a 10 foot pole.

[moon12]

Product Description
Fiber Menace is for people who believe fiber prevents cancers, reduces the risk of heart disease, regulates blood sugar, wards off diabetes, lowers appetite, induces weight loss, cleanses the colon, and eliminates constipation.

Tragically, none of it is true, and Fiber Menace explains why it’s the complete opposite. Most of those findings have been well known and widely publicized even before Fiber Menace’s release. Here are some of the most striking examples:

— Fiber doesn’t ward off colon cancer, according to the Harvard School of Public Health: “For years, Americans have been told to consume a high-fiber diet to lower the risk of colon cancer […] Larger and better-designed studies have failed to show a link between fiber and colon cancer.” Scores of other studies, cited in Fiber Menace, have demonstrated that fiber increases the risk of colon cancer. (p. 181)

— Fiber doesn’t prevent breast cancer either, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, it’s the complete opposite: “Carbohydrate intake was positively associated with breast cancer risk.” Fiber happens to be a carbohydrate too, and carbohydrates are the only food that contains fiber.
— Fiber doesn’t reduce the risk of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association: “A fiber supplement added to a diet otherwise high in saturated fat and cholesterol provides dubious cardiovascular advantage.” Furthermore, these supplements caused “reduced mineral absorption and a myriad of gastrointestinal disturbances” — factors that in fact, contribute to heart disease.
— Fiber doesn’t counteract diabetes, according to the Harvard School of Public Health: “Fiber intake has also been linked with the metabolic syndrome, a constellation of factors that increases the chances of developing heart disease and diabetes.” Truth is, fiber requires more insulin or drugs to control blood sugar, and makes diabetes even more devastating.