India, June 17 -- There's a new term trending on #WellnessTok, and it's fibre-maxxing. At first glance, it might sound like yet another fleeting health trend, but fibre-maxxing might just be rooted in something very real: the growing awareness that most of us aren't getting nearly enough fibre in our diets.

Fibre-maxxing refers to aggressively boosting your fibre intake, either through whole foods or supplements, in a bid to improve digestion, support weight loss, and reduce the risk of chronic illnesses like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and bowel cancer. The average adult only consumes about 20g of fibre a day - well below the recommended amount - and that's barely enough for a child.

The idea behind fibre-maxxing is straightforward...