Today's small change....9/8/08
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| Mon, 09-08-2008 - 12:00pm |
The Whole Story
More than 25 studies have proved that people who regularly eat whole grains (like whole wheat, brown rice, barley, oats, and the like) have a lower risk of heart disease than those who do not. One study showed a 30 percent reduction in one type of heart disease in postmenopausal women who ate at least one serving of whole grains a day. More than 40 different studies examining 20 types of cancer have found that regularly eating whole grains can reduce cancer risk by 10 to 60 percent, depending on the type of cancer.
And yet we're not eating whole grains as we should. Two-thirds of us don't even get a single daily serving of whole grains, while ideally you want to have at least three times that much. With this in mind, today's small change is to make sure that you are getting at least three servings of whole grains each day.
This is easier than it sounds. Simply switching to 100 percent whole-wheat bread and starting your day with a whole-grain cereal will easily put you in the recommended range of three daily servings. To take it a step further, serve brown rice at dinner, make whole-wheat pasta, try whole-wheat couscous, and explore exotic grains like bulgur and quinoa. Choose corn tortillas and snack on baked corn chips or low-fat popcorn — all are whole grain.
I am not saying you have to eat only whole grains (but by all means, go ahead, if you'd like). What I am asking you to do is to choose whole grains whenever possible — your body will thank you.

Grace
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