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Studies have shown that whole wheat has a very significant
effect on health. Here are some statistics that give us a better
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Wheat and Weighing Less: A study published by the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows data collected by
74,000 females over a 12 year period. In that data is clearly shows
that not only did women who ate foods high in fiber weigh less but
they were 49% less likely to gain weight when compared to those
women eating foods comprised mostly of refined grains. |
Whole Grains and Heart Disease: A study conducted by a group
of Harvard Researchers follows 21,376 people over a period of 19.6
years. This study showed that people who simply ate a bowl of whole
grain (not refined) cereal every morning for the 19 year period had
a 29% lower risk of heart failure. Switching to the whole grain
forms of many of your favorite foods can reduce your risk of heart
disease by up to 50%.
Whole Grains to Reduce Cancer: Researchers have shown that at
least 28 grams of fiber can reduce the risk of colon cancer by 30%.
Whole wheat can also increase a woman’s blood estrogen levels by 17%
over a two mo- nth period. Heightened estrogen levels reduce a
woman’s risk of breast cancer by at least 25%.
Reduction of Metabolic Syndromes: the Framington Offspring Study shows the those with the
highest intake of fiber were 38% less likely to develop metabolic
issues, It also shows that those who typically ate foods very low in
whole grain had a 141% higher chance of becoming inflicted with a
metabolic problem.
Whole Wheat Lowers the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes:
In an 8 year trial involving 41,186 participants it was found that
increasing your high fiber foods such as whole wheat can reduce your
risk of type 2 diabetes by 31%. Studies have also shown that whole
grain intake in current diabetics can help to decrease insulin
resistance that causes their diabetes.
Preventing Gallstones: In a
Nurse Health Study conducted on 69,000 women over a 16 year period,
it is shown that an increase in dietary fiber (soluble and
insoluble) can reduce the risk of gallstones by 13%.
Whole Grain and
Asthma: Researchers from the Dutch National Institute of Public
Health and the Environment studied the affects of whole grain and
fish in asthmatic children ages 8-13. Results showed that increasing
these beneficial foods resulted in a lower prevalence of wheezing by
almost 20%. High intakes of these foods were also found to reduce
the chances of becoming asthmatic by 54 to 66%.
Wheat and
Regularity: A diet rich in fiber can help control irregularity.
Studies show that increasing dietary fiber intake is 89% effective
in treating bowel dysfunction. |
