Steve Harvey, born Broderick Steven Harvey, is a comedian, TV/radio personality and author, originally from West Virginia, with an estimated net worth of $100 Million. Steve Harvey attended Kent State University, but dropped out after two years. He has been married three times and has four children.
Most Americans eat only 15 grams of dietary fiber a day, according to MedlinePlus.com, which is almost half of what they should be eating. The USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 recommends that women aim for over 25 grams of fiber a day, while most men should shoot for 38 grams. In the 2001 Howarth Review, an additional 14 grams per day of fiber for more than 2 days is associated with a 10 percent decrease in calories and body weight loss of 1.9 kilograms over 3.8 months. Mechanism. Fiber helps you lose weight because it is satiating.
The biggest shortfall in most Americans' diets isn't vitamins or minerals. It's fiber. Experts say adult women should get 25 grams a day while men should get 38 grams. Yet we average a paltry 15 grams. Our kids aren't doing any better. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that children ages 1 to 3 get at least 19 grams of fiber a day, and children ages 4 to 8 get 25 grams. The AHA says girls ages 9 to 18 require a minimum of 26 grams, and boys in the same age group should get 31 to 38 grams.