Whole grains – more than just dieting
June 11th 2008 00:05
Every time you hear about whole grains you’d remember the dry, high fibre bread that you’d least want to put your mouth in… urgh… many may opt for the smooth floor buns instead.
But in a recent study of obese adults at risk of heart disease in February 2008, researchers at Pennsylvania State University found that those who trimmed calories and increased their whole grain intake shed more belly fat and lowered their blood levels of C – reactive protein or CRP.
A Summary About CRP
CRP is a marker of chronic, low-level inflammation in the blood vessels, and both abdominal fat and CRP, in excess, are linked to heart attack and stroke.
In contrast, dieters in the study who mainly ate refined grains, like white bread, where able to loose weight, but they trimmed less fat from the middle and showed no change in CRP. The findings offer yet more incentive for people to opt for whole grains over highly processed versions, according to the researchers.
So bread lovers, if you have been toning every part of your body accept your “spare tire” (as many Asians like to put it), perhaps you should look into what sort of bread you are taking at the moment.
Article extracted from Health and Beauty Malaysia 2008
Image extracted from dkimages.com
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