{"id":10493,"date":"2024-08-22T02:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10493"},"modified":"2024-08-22T02:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:37:51","slug":"how-healthy-are-ancient-grains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10493","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Are Ancient Grains?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The number one killer in the United States and around the world is what we <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30954305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eat<\/a>. As you can see in the graph below and at 0:15 in my video <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Friday Favorites: Are Ancient Grains Healthier?<\/strong><\/a>, our diet <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30954305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kills<\/a> millions more than tobacco. What are the five most important things we can do to improve our diets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthdata.org\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/infographics\/Infographic_Healthy-Eating-Saves-Lives_2019_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">based<\/a> on the single most comprehensive global study of the health impact of nutrition? Eat less salt, eat more nuts, eat more non-starchy vegetables, eat more fruit, and, finally, eat more whole grains.\u00a0<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105200\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0-15-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Any particular type of whole grains? What about so-called ancient grains? <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29497244\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> they any better than modern varieties? For instance, what about kamut, described as \u201cmummy wheat\u201d and supposedly unearthed from an Egyptian tomb?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After WWII, the wheat industry <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27790934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selected<\/a> particularly high-yielding varieties for pasta and bread. Over the past few years, though, some of the more ancient grains\u2014\u201cdefined as those species that have remained unchanged over the last hundred years\u201d despite agricultural revolutions\u2014have been reintroduced to the market.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see below and at 1:13 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, nutritionally, kamut and einkorn wheat, which is the oldest wheat, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17263475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> more eyesight-improving yellow carotenoid pigments, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, compared to modern bread and pastry wheat, because the pigments have been <a href=\"https:\/\/openagriculturejournal.com\/contents\/volumes\/V2\/TOASJ-2-7\/TOASJ-2-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bred<\/a> out of the bread intentionally. People want their white bread white, but modern pasta flour (durum wheat) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17263475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maintains<\/a> much of that yellow nutritional hue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105202\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-13-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As you can see in the graph below and at 1:41 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, modern wheat may have less lutein, but it tends to have more vitamin E, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seen<\/a> in the graph below and at 1:45. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S073352101530045X?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Based<\/a> on straight vitamin and mineral concentrations, it\u2019s pretty much a wash. Both modern and primitive kinds of wheat <a href=\"https:\/\/openagriculturejournal.com\/VOLUME\/2\/PAGE\/7\/ABSTRACT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> a lot of each, but primitive wheats do have more antioxidant capacity, likely due to their greater polyphenol content, as you can see in the graph below and at 2:00 in my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>. To know if that makes any difference, though, we have to put it to the test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105204\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-41-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105206\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-45-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105208\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-09-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If you <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29580479\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expose<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> human liver cells to digested bread made out of ancient grains (kamut and spelt), heritage kinds of wheat, or modern strains, then expose the cells to an inflammatory stimulus, the modern wheat strains seem less able to suppress the inflammation, as you can see in the graphs below and at 2:09 in my <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. The investigators <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29580479\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conclude<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> that even though these different grains seem to be very similar nutritionally, they appear to exert different effects on human cells, \u201ccon\ufb01rming the potential health bene\ufb01ts of ancient grains.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105210\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-09-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">That was in a petri dish, though. What about people? <\/span>If ancient kinds of wheat are better at suppressing inflammation, what if you took people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24521561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">randomized<\/a> them to receive six weeks of wheat products made out of modern wheat or ancient wheat\u2014in this case, kamut? Same amount of wheat, just different types. If there is no difference between the wheats, there\u2019d be no difference in people\u2019s symptoms, right? But, when study participants in the control group were <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24521561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">switched<\/a> to the ancient wheat kamut, they experienced less abdominal pain, less frequent pain, less bloating, more satisfaction with stool consistency, and less interference with their quality of life, compared to the modern wheat. So, after switching to the ancient wheat, they had \u201ca significant global improvement in the extent and severity of symptoms related to IBS\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">What about liver inflammation? The liver function of those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29652567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">randomized<\/a> to eat kamut improved, compared to those eating the same amount of regular wheat, suggesting kamut is superior, as you can see below and at 3:47 in my <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105212\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-47-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">People with diabetes, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26853601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had<\/a> better cholesterol and better insulin sensitivity on the same ancient grain, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shown<\/a> below and at 3:57. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105214\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-57-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">And those with heart disease? They <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25970146\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had<\/a> better blood sugar control and better cholesterol, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shown<\/a> below and at 4:03.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105216\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-03-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">And, people without overt heart disease <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had<\/a> better artery function, as you can see below and at 4:06 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105218\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-06-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The bottom line is that findings <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29065353\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">derived<\/a> from human studies suggest that ancient wheat products are more anti-inflammatory and may improve things like blood sugar control and cholesterol. \u201cGiven that the overall number of human interventional trials conducted to date are numerically insufficient, it is not possible to de\ufb01nitively conclude that ancient wheat varieties are superior to all commercial, modern wheat counterparts in reducing chronic disease risk.\u201d However, the best available data do suggest they\u2019re better for us. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what type of wheat you may eat, a word to the wise: Don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29266620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eat<\/a> the plastic bread-bag clip. A 45-year-old man presented with bloody stools, and his CT scan showed the offending piece of plastic from his bag of bread, as you can see below and at 4:53 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-are-ancient-grains-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>. When the patient was <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29266620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned<\/a>, he \u201cadmitted to habitually eating quickly without chewing properly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105220\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-53-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Whole grains\u2014ideally intact ones and ancient and modern varieties alike\u2014are an integral part of my <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Dozen<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> checklist, the healthiest of healthy things I encourage everyone to try to fit into their daily routines.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whole grains are especially good for our microbiome. Learn more in the related posts below.\u00a0 What about gluten? Also, see the related posts below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control.\u00a0 The number one killer in the United States and around the world is what we eat. 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