We often hear about the health benefits of whole grains. What are whole grains? Basically they are cereals which are nothing but seeds of plants belonging to the grass family. The most common ones are rice, wheat, oats and barley. These grains or seeds basically contain 3 parts - the outer covering called bran, the part containing the embryo called the germ and the bulky part which stores food for the embryo called the endosperm. All the three parts have valuable nutrients. When these whole grains are refined, the outer bran as well as the germ get knocked off thereby losing almost all the fiber from the bran and valuable nutrients present in the germ.
Whole grains contain a wholesome package of nutrients and therefore have great health benefits.
They are high in fiber so they help in preventing constipation and certain types of cancer. They also help in preventing cardio vascular diseases and type 2 diabetes and help you to maintain proper body weight. Whole grains. also are a store house of vitamins and minerals.
So try to include these in your daily diet. Choose the whole wheat or multigrain varieties of bread, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, oats etc. Click on this link to get useful information on whole grains.
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