Fiber Fad

When I was in the grocery store last week looking for a box of cereal, I noticed a significant number of boxes advertising "Fiber." Cereal, oatmeal, granola bars, fruit snacks, Little Debbie cakes...OK so maybe not the last two items, but fiber seems to be the "thing" to have in your product these days. I decided to see what this fad was all about a few months ago, and needless to say, for my tastebuds' sake, I will never buy "fiber-ful" products again.

Not only is it the "thing" to eat, but apparently it's also the "thing" to mention in conversation. I don't know about you, but I am not a huge fan of discussing bowel movements/gaseous releases (aka fiber) with my peers. In the last 24 hours, I have listened to two different people rant and rave about fiber.

Did America decide that by adding more laxatives (aka fiber) to consumers' everyday food choices Americans would slowly become less obese (due to increased numbers of bowel movements)?

Why the fiber fad?

Please fade fiber fad, for my senses' sake!