Whole Grains 101 Today’s Event Includes: - Whole Grains 101
- … details on the health benefits of whole grains
- … what is a whole grain?
- … how to find real whole grain products
- … easy ideas for adding more whole grains to your life
- Whole Grains Store Tour
- … we’ll explore the supermarket, aisle by aisle, looking for whole grains
- Whole Grain Tasting Party
- … a few tastes will help you find whole grains your family will love
But wait! There’s more! - Controls Weight. Women and men who ate more whole grains consistently gained less weight over an 8-12 year period, in Harvard studies.
- Longer Lives. In a 2015 Harvard study, every one-ounce serving of whole grains was associated with a 5% lower total risk of death, and a 9% lower risk of death from heart disease.
- Drops Blood Pressure. Eating a whole-grain oat cereal, such as oatmeal, every day for three months enabled 73% of those with high blood pressure to reduce or eliminate their need for medication, University of Minnesota investigators reported.
Kids Who Eat Whole Grains… Good Diet: Kids Benefit Quickly - • Overweight kids aged 9-15
- • All you can eat diet
- • Whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean protein
- • Daily exercise
- • cholesterol down 21%
- • insulin levels down 30%
- • leptin (appetite hormone) down 57%
- Source: Atherosclerosis. 2007 Mar; 191(1):98-106. RJ Barnard, AK Chen, and CK Roberts.
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