Proponents of eating whole grain foods, such as brown rice, oatmeal, and whole-wheat bread, as part of the daily diet now have a new reason to pat themselves on the back.
A new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on February 8, sheds light on the benefits of the regular intake of whole grain foods when it comes to managing one’s weight. Ditching the more widely-consumed refined grains for whole grain can lead to less retention of calories during the digestion process and faster metabolism, the study found.
Furthermore, those who include whole grain foods in their diet, and meeting the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for fiber intake in the process, shed about 100 calories on a daily basis. This is equivalent to doing brisk walking for half an hour. Consumption of whole grain foods leads to better fecal excretion and higher resting metabolic rate.
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