No. 1 Food That Leads to Big Bellies

DarkFalcon · 06-12-2005, 11:47 PM

People who eat too much white bread have larger waistlines than their friends who eat whole grains instead, according to a new study from Tufts University in Boston.

That plushy white bread goes straight to your gut and then hangs out as belly fat, reports The Associated Press. In fact, white bread is a larger contributor to a bulging waistline than alcohol, sweets, or meat and potatoes.

"Waist circumference was very much associated with this high-refined-grains pattern," lead study author Katherine Tucker, an associate professor of nutritional epidemiology at Tufts, told AP.

Tucker's team examined 459 healthy, middle-age people in Baltimore, Maryland who had a variety of eating habits. Specifically, they examined five different diets where one type of food was prominent: healthy food, white bread, alcohol, sweets, or meat and potatoes. And the people who ate the most white bread were also the fattest.

The Tufts researchers found that calories from refined grains settle at the waistline, which translates into a half-inch a year for people who just had to have their white bread. At the end of the study, those who indulged in white bread had three times the gain in the gut as did their peers who ate whole grains.

This is serious stuff. People who have bigger waists have a higher risk of heart disease than those who weigh the same but don't carry the extra weight around the belly.

The study findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

**NNTB** · 06-17-2005, 12:45 AM

Good thing i dont like white bread...

tawiii · 06-17-2005, 01:41 AM

I remember back in high school we use to eat alot of bread before we went out drinking. Guess that was a double whammy to the belly.

Master Of Puppets · 06-17-2005, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by noneedtobrag

Good thing i dont like white bread...

^^^ Agreed. Now that I eat whole grains all the time, I can't eat white bread because it tastes so nasty...

MOP

06-12-2005, 11:47 PM	#1
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	No. 1 Food That Leads to Big Bellies People who eat too much white bread have larger waistlines than their friends who eat whole grains instead, according to a new study from Tufts University in Boston. That plushy white bread goes straight to your gut and then hangs out as belly fat, reports The Associated Press. In fact, white bread is a larger contributor to a bulging waistline than alcohol, sweets, or meat and potatoes. "Waist circumference was very much associated with this high-refined-grains pattern," lead study author Katherine Tucker, an associate professor of nutritional epidemiology at Tufts, told AP. Tucker's team examined 459 healthy, middle-age people in Baltimore, Maryland who had a variety of eating habits. Specifically, they examined five different diets where one type of food was prominent: healthy food, white bread, alcohol, sweets, or meat and potatoes. And the people who ate the most white bread were also the fattest. The Tufts researchers found that calories from refined grains settle at the waistline, which translates into a half-inch a year for people who just had to have their white bread. At the end of the study, those who indulged in white bread had three times the gain in the gut as did their peers who ate whole grains. This is serious stuff. People who have bigger waists have a higher risk of heart disease than those who weigh the same but don't carry the extra weight around the belly. The study findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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06-17-2005, 01:41 AM	#3
tawiii New Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Clayton, NC Posts: 2 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I remember back in high school we use to eat alot of bread before we went out drinking. Guess that was a double whammy to the belly.