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What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Bread Every Day - Eat This
Is eating bread every day really bad for you? We dive into the details.
No matter how you slice it, bread is a staple of the Western diet. From toast at breakfast to sandwiches at lunch to the breadbasket at dinnertime, it's not difficult to eat this standby ingredient every day (or even at every meal). Over the years, though, particularly as low-carb and gluten-free diets have grown in popularity, bread has gotten a bad rap. But is it really a bad thing to eat bread every day?
That all depends—primarily on the variety of bread you choose, and how much of it you consume.
You've likely heard that whole grains (and therefore whole-wheat bread) are better for you than white. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourage Americans to make half our grains whole grains—and for good reason. Whole grain bread is made with the entire intact wheat kernel, which means it retains all its fiber and important nutrients like iron, zinc, and B vitamins. White bread, on the other hand, is made by stripping the wheat kernel of its nutrient-rich germ and bran. This may make for a tastier, more shelf-stable product, but cuts back on nutritional value.
Is eating bread every day really bad for you? We dive into the details.
No matter how you slice it, bread is a staple of the Western diet. From toast at breakfast to sandwiches at lunch to the breadbasket at dinnertime, it's not difficult to eat this standby ingredient every day (or even at every meal). Over the years, though, particularly as low-carb and gluten-free diets have grown in popularity, bread has gotten a bad rap. But is it really a bad thing to eat bread every day?
That all depends—primarily on the variety of bread you choose, and how much of it you consume.
You've likely heard that whole grains (and therefore whole-wheat bread) are better for you than white. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourage Americans to make half our grains whole grains—and for good reason. Whole grain bread is made with the entire intact wheat kernel, which means it retains all its fiber and important nutrients like iron, zinc, and B vitamins. White bread, on the other hand, is made by stripping the wheat kernel of its nutrient-rich germ and bran. This may make for a tastier, more shelf-stable product, but cuts back on nutritional value.