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.
At the start of the study, participants in both groups were eating on average 19 grams of fiber per day, falling short of the recommended intake of 21 to 25 grams daily for women and 30 to 38 grams for men. After one year on the diet, the high-fiber group were eating about 5 extra grams of fiber per day. The heart-healthy group increased their fiber intake by about 3 grams three months into the study, but then drifted back to their baseline level.