The 150g a day figure is absurd and cannot reflect a genuine palaeolithic diet such as our early modern man ancestors had. More than likely no fibre is needed at all. Those eating a 100% animal food diet, raw or otherwise, report not needing any  fibre to make bowel movements. Palaeo peoples on ice-sheets would have had only small opportunities to eat fibre, such as in the summer, if at all.
Geoff







> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:25:16 +0100
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> Subject: Re: Paleo Fibre
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> Hi Jim
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> Well - I'm no expert so, no, I probably can't help you understand it better.  Dr Mercola might (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/25/9-fiber-health-benefits.aspx) haha... But that doesn't explain my original question of where the 150 mg per day of fibre did come from in our ancestors!!  Or where that figure even came from?
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> Best wishes
> Tracey
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> Hi Tracey. Merry Christmas from Texas. I don't understand the value of dietary fiber. Can you help me understand?  Great to see activity in this list. Jim Swayze
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