Is wholemeal bread better for you or you or you or you or….
| So wholemeal bread is better for you than white bread, right?
An article in Cell Metabolism in June 2017, shows that this is not necessarily the case. In the study, the 20 participants were asked to eat the same number of carbohydrates of white and wholemeal bread, and the health of each monitored afterwards. It was found that there was no significant difference in the health of any of the participants after eating the two types of bread. Researcher, Eran Segal, said; “We looked at a number of markers, and there was no measurable difference in the effect that this type of dietary intervention had.” This study confirms findings in previous studies that the glycaemic responses are not better with wholemeal bread in all cases. It seems that the reactions to diet are all about the individual. |
The researcher also said that; “The findings for this study are not only fascinating but potentially very important, because they point toward a new paradigm: different people react differently, even to the same foods. To date, the nutritional values assigned to food have been based on minimal science, and one-size-fits-all diets have failed miserably. These findings could lead to a more rational approach for telling people which foods are a better fit for them, based on their microbiomes.”
| There is obviously a lot more research to be done, as this finding may potentially lead to the concept of general Dietary Guidelines being abandoned and replaced with tailored requirements for individuals. |