I've been tortured for years with all those dumb ads about "The goodness of whole grain" what exactly is so good about it?
2007-07-31 14:12:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Whole grain has all the nutrients that are naturally in the grain. When it is processed, the nutrients are removed, thus you get white bread. Some wheat breads are "enriched", where they supposedly put some of the nutrients back.
But once the nutrients are removed, their biochemical structure is destroyed and it's never as potent.
Whole grains are more healthy for your body and provide many needed nutrients.
2007-07-31 14:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by CJ 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Whole grains are supposed to have more fiber. More fiber helps with cholesterol control, since fiber can actually remove cholesterol from the bloodstream. Soluble fiber can be found in most "whole grain" products, whether they be wheat, oats or barley, etc. The more elusive insoluble fiber can also be found with whole grains, which will never be found with more processed grains. Insoluble fiber is supposed to have even more cholesterol and cancer-fighting qualities, since even more cholesterol will "stick" to the fiber in the bloodstream and get eliminated.
2007-07-31 21:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by paperdoll198 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It has fibre which is good for your digestive system and contains more of what our bodies really need, it's as simple as that. Whole gains are nearer to a natural diet which is what we are designed for biologicaly. The further we get from this, the less healthy it is. But a bit of both is fine - don't worry too much or you will go crazy and stop enjoying food.
2007-07-31 21:19:59 · answer #3 · answered by cobra 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whole bloody grain .. ill tell you its cost me a friggin fortune at the dentist.. id rather eat ground grain .. whole grain is just not refined . what a bloody hoo ha.. rub the buggers down so we can digest our food and keep our teeth lol xx the nutrients are still friggin well there . baloney lol xx hee hee
2007-07-31 21:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
It's healthy but other than that it sucks haha.
I love my white bread!
2007-07-31 21:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by Beautiful Monstrosity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
â more fiber than in equivalent flour-based products
â retains vitamins and minerals stripped away in the refining process
â tastes better (your mileage may vary)
2007-07-31 21:16:50 · answer #6 · answered by Boots McGraw 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ignore advertising - its all bollocks
eat millet and quinoa
wheat and bran arent good
lol - 4 thumb downs
there are some very dumb people on this site
2007-07-31 21:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋