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FACTS: Let's Talk About Wheat, Dos & Don'ts

  Wheat.. Is a cereal, very commonly consumed in most of our daily meals. Wheat is almost undeniably a household product. From muffins, pastas, crackers, bread to bagels. Being a most versatile grain in value addition to nutrition and health, wheat is widely available all over the world market and households. Image:depositphotos Predominantly, consumption of wheat for the purpose of health and diet benefits rely on the kind or type indigested. Whole Wheat  – Form the healthiest and most nutritious wheat Extracted Version – Form the less nutritional valued wheat, as the brown outermost layer is shaded out In essence wheat has numerous health benefits but not short of adverse impacts too. Wheat is a great source of fibre, necessary vitamins and mineral, but also constitutes of gluten; a protein responsible for the elasticity seen in dough, which is also said to cause abdominal pains and unwellness to a fraction of the world's population. Wheat benefits to health Reducing chronic...

FACTS: Let's Talk About Wheat, Dos & Don'ts

 Wheat..

Is a cereal, very commonly consumed in most of our daily meals. Wheat is almost undeniably a household product. From muffins, pastas, crackers, bread to bagels. Being a most versatile grain in value addition to nutrition and health, wheat is widely available all over the world market and households.

Image:depositphotos


Predominantly, consumption of wheat for the purpose of health and diet benefits rely on the kind or type indigested.
  • Whole Wheat – Form the healthiest and most nutritious wheat
  • Extracted Version – Form the less nutritional valued wheat, as the brown outermost layer is shaded out
In essence wheat has numerous health benefits but not short of adverse impacts too. Wheat is a great source of fibre, necessary vitamins and mineral, but also constitutes of gluten; a protein responsible for the elasticity seen in dough, which is also said to cause abdominal pains and unwellness to a fraction of the world's population.

Wheat benefits to health

  • Reducing chronic inflammation
  • Improving metabolism
  • Controlling obesity
  • Preventing breast cancer
  • Preventing type 2 diabetes 
  • Preventing heart attack
  • Preventing childhood asthma 
  • Relieving postmenopausal symptoms 
  • Prevent gallstones in women

Wheat hazards to health

  • Worsen allergic reactions in allergy susceptible persons
  • High in oxalate. Over consumption of wheat is likely to induce too much oxalate in blood resulting in kidney stones, gout, gallstones
  • Bloating, water retention and gas experiences from ingesting too much wheat due to sluggish digestion process

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