Category: Nutrition

Whole Grains and Fibers Result in Insulin Resistance

Mechanisms of the Effects of Grains on Insulin and Glucose Responses Judith Hallfrisch, PhD, FACN, and Kay M. Behall, PhD Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland … Continue reading

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Antioxidant Content of Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables

Antioxidant Content of Whole Grain Breakfast Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables Harold E. Miller, PhD, Fred Rigelhof, Leonard Marquart, PhD, Aruna Prakash, PhD, and Mitch Kanter, PhD General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota [gene.miller@genmills.com] Background: Considerable scientific evidence suggests that whole grains, … Continue reading

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Wheat Cereals as Antioxidants

Potential of Wheat-Based Breakfast Cereals as a Source of Dietary Antioxidants Alan J. Baublis, PhD, Changrun Lu, MS, Fergus M. Clydesdale, PhD, and Eric A. Decker, PhD Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia (A.J.B.), Dept. of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, … Continue reading

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Whole Grain Foods and Cancer

Mechanisms for the Impact of Whole Grain Foods on Cancer Risk Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, RD Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota [jslavin@che1.che.umn.edu] Dietary guidance recommends consumption of whole grains for … Continue reading

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Whole Grains and Heart Disease

Whole Grain Foods and Heart Disease Risk James W. Anderson, MD, Tammy J. Hanna, BS, Xuejun Peng, BS, and Richard J. Kryscio, PhD Metabolic Research Group, Nutritional Sciences, Division of Biostatistics, VA Medical Center and University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky … Continue reading

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