What Fiber Index Fit™ Does NOT Measure

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Fiber Index Fit™ Complements Other Nutrition Information

Fiber Index Fit™ evaluates fiber in the context of the food that contains it. It does not attempt to measure the total nutritional value of a food. Vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, calories, and other nutritional characteristics continue to matter and should be considered alongside Fiber Index Fit™.

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Nutrition Facts tells you what is in a food. Fiber Index Fit™ adds another layer of context by helping characterize the relationship between fiber and available carbohydrate, together with the methodology's defined nutritional factors.

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What Fiber Index Fit™ Does

Fiber Index Fit™ is designed to:

• evaluate fiber in the context of the food that contains it

• produce a standardized Fiber Index Score™ (FI Score™)

• translate that score into an easy-to-understand Fiber Index Grade™ (FI Grade™)

• classify foods as FAST™, BALANCED™, or SLOW™ using Fiber Index Class™ (FI Class™)

• represent increasing potential for fiber-associated moderation of carbohydrate digestion and absorption

• help make different Fiber Index profiles easier to compare and consider for different eating and activity occasions

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What Fiber Index Fit™ Does NOT Measure

Fiber Index Fit™ does not directly measure:

• how quickly a particular food will digest in your body

• gastric emptying

• glycemic index

• your individual post-meal glucose response

• hunger or satiety duration

• metabolic or clinical outcomes

• the overall nutritional value or healthfulness of a food

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The FAST™, BALANCED™, and SLOW™ classifications describe relative positions within the Fiber Index Fit™ model. They represent different levels of potential for fiber-associated moderation of carbohydrate digestion and absorption, not measured physiological responses in an individual.

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Potential, not prediction.

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Another Layer, Not a Replacement

Fiber Index Fit™ does not replace the Nutrition Facts label. It adds another way to understand fiber within the nutritional context of a food and translates that information into a Score, Grade, and Class that are easier to compare and apply. And because different occasions can call for different nutritional priorities, a FAST™ food is not automatically worse and a SLOW™ food is not automatically better. The question Fiber Index Fit™ ultimately helps you ask is: How does this food fit what I need right now?

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Different foods. Different occasions. Different FITs.