Re: Yahoo News story about bread

[Guest guest]

Ken,

The article did come through, and I say Yippee - I am a breadaholic!

Kim C.

> Hi Jodi,

>

> Yahoo strips off attachements, so your article did not come

> through. Please try it again as part of your message, not an

> attachment.

>

> Ken M

[Guest guest]

I'm off for my morning bagel without guilt. Thanks Jodi!

Beth H.

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>

> With all of the postings about the evils of bread, I thought you

> would be interested in this article just posted by the Yahoo News

> Group. It was sent to me by a friend and I thought I'd share.

>

> Jodi Z

>

> Bread is Back! Or So Hopes the Industry

>

> Fri Feb 4,11:48 PM ET Health - HealthDay

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>

> By Kathleen Doheny

> HealthDay Reporter

>

> FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Breadaholics, rejoice. Then

pass

> the breadbasket, please. Your favorite food is making a comeback,

or

> so hopes the industry.

>

> Yahoo! Health

> Have questions about your health?

> Find answers here.

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> This week, the Grain Foods Foundation, a newly formed group of

> milling and baking companies, launched a " public education "

campaign

> to fight back against the skip-the-bread trend linked to the

Atkins,

> Zone and other high-protein, low-carb diets.

>

>

> " We're trying to get people to come back to common sense, " said

Judi

> , a dietitian and president of the foundation. " Fad diets may

> work short term, but not long-term. "

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> Among their key points: grain-based carbohydrates aren't the

problem

> in obesity; diets that restrict whole categories of food such as

> breads aren't feasible over the long term; and grain products are

> good sources of vitamins, mineral, fiber and other healthy

> substances.

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> The grain foundation is also hoping, of course, to boost stale

bread

> sales. The consumption of wheat flour, commonly found in bread, is

> down -- from 147 pounds per person per year in the United States

in

> 1997, to just 136 pounds in 2003, said .

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> While the campaign isn't meant to condemn any particular diet,

> said, the industry hopes the public will realize the role bread

can

> play in a healthful diet.

>

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> Clearly, there is some educating to do, as a survey of more than

> 2,000 adults conducted for the foundation by Interactive in

> late December suggests. Almost one in five women aged 35 to 44

said

> they thought bread was fattening or unhealthful, for instance.

>

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> Americans' love affair with bread continues, although their

passion

> for grains seems to wane with age. While 64 percent of respondents

> 18 to 34 years of age said they loved bread, just 39 percent of

> those 55 and up agreed.

>

>

> And said that, despite claims to the contrary, eating bread

> can even help folks lose weight. " Bread, especially whole grain,

> does actually make people feel fuller sooner, " she said.

>

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> Other dietitians not involved in the campaign concede that bread

has

> a place in a healthy diet, but they also offered some caveats to

> breadaholics.

>

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> If you're drifting back to bread, it's still all about portion

> control, said Cathy Nonas, an American Dietetic Association (ADA)

> spokeswoman and director of the obesity and diabetes program at

> North General Hospital in New York City. " You still have to stay

> away from the bread basket or at least manage it. "

>

>

> Portions of bread are often huge and have gotten bigger in recent

> years, Nonas noted. " A typical bagel is no longer equal to two

> slices of bread, it's equal to four or six slices. "

>

>

> Like other dietitians, Nonas and suggested that if you're on

a

> 2,000-calorie-a- day diet, you should aim to eat three ounces of

> whole grains (from bread and other foods) and three ounces of

other

> grains recommended by new U.S. Department of Agriculture (news -

web

> sites) dietary guidelines.

>

>

> Whole grains means the grain has not been refined or processed. To

> find them, the first ingredient on the label should say 100

percent

> whole wheat or whole grain. Grains that are not whole, called

> refined, are ideally enriched with niacin, thiamin, riboflavin,

iron

> and sometimes calcium, dietitians said.

>

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> To keep your bread intake within healthy bounds, Nonas tells her

> clients to ask themselves; " Where is bread most important to you? "

> If you love your morning toast, go for it. If you'd rather have

> dinner rolls and could care less about toast, skip the morning

bread.

>

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> " One slice of bread is a serving, " Nonas said. " If you are only

> eating bread as your grains and you are paying attention to weight

> control, you should have no more than six servings. " If you are

not

> trying to lose weight, have six to nine servings, she

> suggested. " That goes quickly considering serving sizes, " she said.

>

>

> Make half of your grains whole grains, advised

Tallmadge,

> a registered dietitian in Washington, D.C., and another ADA

> spokeswoman. And she thinks mixing up a daily combination of oats,

> rye and wheat is best.

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> " I worry about people who don't get any grains in their day, " she

> said. But Tallmadge also stressed that moderation is key. On a

> recent trip to the grocery store, she discovered that the seven-

inch

> submarine sandwich on sale included six ounces of bread. That's

> roughly 480 calories, she said. " And that is the amount of bread

you

> should be eating the whole day. "

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> More information

>

> To learn more about whole grains, visit the American Dietetic

> Association.