White bread makes you fat

Eating to much white bread will exspand your waist line. White bread breaks down in the GI tract and increases blood sugar and insulin very quickly which promotes fat storage. Researchers form Tufts university found that people who ate whole grain foods, such as brown bread, had smaller waists than those that ate white bread. They examined 459 healthy men and women who ate five different diets that emphasized healthy food, white bread , alcohol, sweets or meat and potatoes. The people who ate a lot of white bread showed the largest increase in waist measurement - five times more than subjects who ate healthy foods. Whole grain breads has more fiber, which gives people a sence of fulness, so they eat less. Not only do these foods fill you up more quickly, they also have less of an effect on blood sugar and fat storage. Consumption of whole grain foods reduces the risk of heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes and promotes weight control.

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