Early years in Bonn. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16, 1770. He was the eldest of three children of Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. His father, a musician who liked to drink, taught him to play piano and violin.
Women need 25 grams of fiber per day, and men need 38 grams per day, according to the Institute of Medicine. Eating more plant foods -- vegetables, beans, fruit, whole grains, and nuts -- is the best way and is one of the recommendations from the U.S. government's 2015 Dietary Guidelines.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, for every 1,000 calories you take in, you need 14 grams of total fiber, including both soluble and insoluble fiber. So if you average 1,600 calories a day, you should aim for 22.5 grams of total dietary fiber.