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Instead, reach for 100% whole grain or sprouted grain bread with minimal ingredients, Stefani Sassos, M.S., R.D.N., nutrition lab director at the Good Housekeeping Institute previously told ...
Ancient grains is a marketing term used to describe a category of grains and pseudocereals that are purported to have been minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia, as opposed to more widespread cereals such as corn, rice and modern varieties of wheat, which are the product of thousands of years of selective breeding.
These types of grains are considered “ancient grains”—here’s what that means, their health benefits, and how to eat more of them.
A new review showed ancient grains can improve cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Aside from incorporating more ancient grains in your diet, experts recommend portion control, and ...
Cereal grain is a staple food that provides more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop. [5] Corn (maize) , wheat , and rice account for 87% of all grain production worldwide. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Just over half of the world's crops are used to feed humans (55 percent), with 36 percent grown as animal feed and 9 percent for biofuels . [ 9 ]
The Western pattern diet is a modern dietary pattern that is generally characterized by high intakes of pre-packaged foods, refined grains, red meat, processed meat, high-sugar drinks, candy and sweets, fried foods, industrially produced animal products, butter and other high-fat dairy products, eggs, potatoes, corn (and high-fructose corn ...
Despite some progress over the past 20 years, researchers say unhealthy diets are still common in many households in the United States, especially among lower income families and less educated ...
Such was the case with Greece. People in the Graeco-Roman world consumed less meat than we do today and therefore, legumes were a necessary source of protein. [11] Of all legumes, the lentil appears most frequently in Greek and Roman literature. Medicinally, Hippocrates recommends lentils as a remedy for ulcers and hemorrhoids. [11]: 376