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Cancer
Research UK
Fibre-rich
foods can reduce your risk of bowel cancer. These include
fruit and vegetables, wholegrain cereals, wholemeal and
wholegrain bread, brown rice and pulses.
Our
advice: Boost the fibre in your diet by choosing wholegrain
varieties of starchy foods wherever possible.
(source:
www.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving)
British
Heart Foundation
Eating
a well balanced diet can help you improve your general
health and can help protect against other conditions such
as some cancers and diabetes.
A
healthy diet contains plenty of fruit and vegetables and
starchy foods such as wholegrain bread, pasta and rice;
and is low in fat (especially saturated fat), salt and
sugar.
(Source:
www.bhf.org.uk/keeping_your_heart_healthy/default.aspx)
BBC
news
Eat
whole grain, live longer
A
new health campaign called Whole Grain for Health (WGFH)
shows consumption of whole grain food could save almost
24,000 lives each year in the UK alone.
The
problem is most Britons do not know what whole grain food
is, do not eat it and are not aware of the significant
health benefits.
(Source:
www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/648199.stm)
The
British Nutrition Foundation
Cereals
have a long history of use by humans. Cereals are staple
foods, and are important sources of nutrients in both
developed and developing countries. Cereals and cereal
products are an important source of energy, carbohydrate,
protein and fibre, as well as containing a range of micronutrients
such as vitamin E, some of the B vitamins, magnesium and
zinc.
There
is evidence to suggest that regular consumption of cereals,
specifically wholegrain, may have a role in the prevention
of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes
and colorectal cancer. The exact mechanisms by which cereals
convey beneficial effects on health are not clear. It
is likely that a number of factors may be involved, e.g.
their micronutrient content, their fibre content and/or
their glycaemic index. As there may be a number of positive
health effects associated with eating wholegrain cereals,
encouraging their consumption seems a prudent public health
approach.
(Source:
www.nutrition.org.uk)
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