Health and Nutrition Letter

The Whole-Grain Story
Why whole grains are better for your health—and how to identify them at the grocery and add them to your diet.

July 2005

Abstract

It’s time for Americans to stop going against the grain. The government’s latest recommended dietary guidelines and recent research show that eating more whole grains in place of refined grains is better for all of us. Yet, it’s estimated the average consumer today eats less than a third of the recommended amount of whole grains—and 40 percent of us never eat whole grains at all.

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