Data from the NHANES III cohort included 14,543 participants, in whom it was observed that dietary fiber intake was negatively associated with serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, such that each 10 g/day increase in total fiber intake was associated with an 11% and 38% decline in the odds of elevated serum CRP levels in the CKD and non-CKD groups, respectively [54]. Here, CRP is linked to chronic kidney disease.