More feces, more health
The most curious will be to ask how many faeces an adult normally expels in one day. Grams, pounds or even kilograms? Some answers come from a slightly dated (1992) study which collected data on the amount of faeces emitted daily by 20 different populations from 12 countries.
In the studied Anglo-Saxon sample (220 people) the average amount of faeces emitted in one day was 106 grams. Wide variability was recorded in the average values of the other world populations, with data ranging from a minimum of 72 g / day to a maximum of 471 g / day.
What explains this big variability? Mainly the amount of fiber in the diet. No coincidence that the authors of the study came to the conclusion that as the amount of faeces emitted increases the risk of colon cancer decreases. Analyzing the authors' conclusions, to reduce this risk, it would be good to arm yourself with a sling and make sure to expel at least 150 grams of feces a day ... a result that is obtained by consuming at least 18 grams of fiber a day!
More than 20 years later, today we know that an optimal amount of fiber in the diet is about 1 gram for every 100 calories introduced (20 grams in a 2.000KCal diet, 30 grams in a 3.000KCal diet etc.).
