High Fiber Diet – Whole Grains Provide More Than Just Fiber
New research from the University of Scranton has identified a new benefit to eating a diet high in whole grains. They have found whole grain cereals and snacks to contain high levels of antioxidants, specifically polyphenols.
Whole grain cereals were identified to have the highest antioxidant levels with oat based cereals containing the high levels followed by corn and wheat.
As far as snacks, popcorn was rated high as it provided five times the level of antioxidants compared to all other snacks tested. More heavily processed snacks lost most of their antioxidant properties during production. Just remember, keep the butter and salt added to your popcorn minimal.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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Lisa,
If I send to you a recent blood work analyist from my doctor, would you review and advise me as to any diet changes that I can make to lower some of the areas that were out of the normal range?
Thank you,
Pete
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