The average person in an industrialized country takes in 50% of the amount of fiber which they need, with this intake increasing in more impoverished nations which do not have access to high fat, low fiber food resourecs, as diets are primarily plant and animal based in indigent states, with very few processed foods being consumed. This is one of the most influential reasons as to why western countries, specifically in terms of culture (e.g. the U.S., the U.K., Australia etc.) typically posess larger, more unhealthy populations than their eastern counterparts. It should be noted, obesity does not have a singular causation other than over consumption and increasing ones fiber intake should be considered as a single step upon the long and winding path of human health and wellness