Conflicting advice from diets about WHEAT

coconutbuNZ

1. First they say - "carbs are evil"

2. Then they say "You need carbs for energy. Good carbs are good for you"

3. I just recently heard that it is wheat that gives you a fat belly

4. Bran seems to be the highest form of fibre, along with fruits and veg. Recommended daily intake they say is 25gm for women 30 for men. I can't really eat 10 apples in one go, so I choose the easier option of having a bowl of bran for breakfast. But bran comes from wheat and they say wheat makes us fat!!!!

I am confused!

carld256

Carbs are not evil. If you like bread then eat it. I do, and I'm down 75 pounds from my peak weight.

prudenfit

Just, carbs are NOT evil. They are necessary nutrients, for energy and such.

I'm not sure about the wheat thing though. Its not entirely bad, but try to avoid wheat that's super processed.

myfitnessnmhoy

1. First they say - "carbs are evil"

2. Then they say "You need carbs for energy. Good carbs are good for you"

3. I just recently heard that it is wheat that gives you a fat belly

4. Bran seems to be the highest form of fibre, along with fruits and veg. Recommended daily intake they say is 25gm for women 30 for men. I can't really eat 10 apples in one go, so I choose the easier option of having a bowl of bran for breakfast. But bran comes from wheat and they say wheat makes us fat!!!!

I am confused!

Don't worry. You're not alone. Medical scientists are confused, too. The picture is continually developing and it's hard to reach a consensus when we keep modifying food for taste and bug resistance. "Wheat" from 10 years ago is a little different from "wheat" today, etc.

And, of course, there are many and varied ways to feed the human body. Almost as many ways as there are people who want to profit by selling you a book or magic pill or powder or drink that supports their assertion that THEIR way is the ONLY way to be healthy. Meanwhile, the rest of us schmoes keep on living without their pills, potions, books, and assertions.

Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. <-- I've seen this quoted many times, and it really strikes a chord with me.

Caution: Worrying too much about the state of your health can be bad for your health. Spend the time you currently spend following all these studies at the gym, running, or on your bicycle, or whatever your stress-relieving health-building preferred form of exercise might be. You'll live longer than the person paying tens of thousands of dollars on the latest food fad (or magic potion).

Rocbola

A lot that i have read about wheat suggests that it is not good for you. However, carbohydrates ARE good for you. It's important to get your carbohydrates from natural whole foods, such as fruit and veggies, as opposed to refined grains and sugars.

If you want to make fruits easier to eat in order to get more in, try making fruit smoothies. They taste delicious, and you can cram a lot of fruit and even some veggies into a smoothie.

myfitnessnmhoy

A lot that i have read about wheat suggests that it is not good for you.

A lot of what I eat is wheat. I'm well over 40 years old, and this has been true my entire life. I can hop on a hybrid bicycle and ride 50+ miles nonstop. I regularly hike up multiple-thousand-foot mountains, sometimes wearing snowshoes. I've kayaked many miles per day out in open ocean.

If wheat is not good for me, then what would I be able to do if I didn't eat it? Fly?

Wheat as an exclusive diet is not good for you, but name one food that is. Wheat, and especially whole wheat as a modest part of a healthy diet, is perfectly OK unless you have some form of allergy to it. And there are a lot of homeopaths and crystal healers and voodoo magic "doctors" making a lot of money diagnosing wheat allergies, so I take a lot of such allergies with a grain of salt (but I digress into sodium).