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Methods: This cross-sectional study included 820 adults (mean age 33.63 \u00b1 13.58 years) attending the family medicine outpatient clinic. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire. Fiber intake was evaluated as total intake and by source (whole-food and refined carbohydrate-rich foods). Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and metabolic data were also collected and analyzed. Results: Mean dietary fiber intake was 13.42 g\/day, well below recommended levels. Fiber intake and its sources differed significantly across age groups (p &lt; 0.05); younger adults consumed more fiber from refined carbohydrate-rich foods, whereas fruit- and vegetable-derived fiber increased with age. Women consumed more fiber from whole-food sources, whereas men consumed more fiber from refined carbohydrate-rich foods. Whole-food fiber intake was inversely associated with fasting insulin (r = \u22120.099) and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) (r = \u22120.094) in unadjusted analyses, but these associations were not significant after multiple-testing correction. In the adjusted model, total dietary fiber intake remained inversely associated with HOMA-IR (\u03b2 = \u22120.148, p = 0.007). Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of considering dietary fiber sources when evaluating associations between dietary fiber intake and metabolic parameters. Although associations between whole-food fiber intake and glycemic markers were attenuated after multiple-testing correction, total dietary fiber intake remained independently associated with HOMA-IR. 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