{"id":513,"date":"2015-11-30T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T13:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimakopoulosi.gr\/?p=513"},"modified":"2020-09-27T17:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T14:33:09","slug":"psomi-kai-somatiko-varos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimakopoulosi.gr\/en\/psomi-kai-somatiko-varos\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight management and bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public at large thinks that eating bread<\/strong> is an easy way to add weight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In fact when many decide they have to lose a few pounds the first food to be reduced or banned altogether from their diet is bread.<\/p>\n

However as bread consumption has gone down obesity is increasing. Most of the studies that aimed at investigating the association between bread consumption, weight and waist circumference tell a bit of a different story.<\/p>\n

It is white<\/strong> bread which seems to be related to body weight increases and excess abdominal fat. Alternatively, wholegrain<\/strong> bread does not appear to affect weight gain positively.<\/p>\n

\"Sourdough\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Although we don\u2019t know for sure how whole-grain bread ensures such benefits it is interesting to list a few possible<\/strong> ways in which whole grains influence the prevention of excess weight gain. Those are:<\/p>\n

Energy intake<\/h2>\n

We have talked before about the effect that wholegrain products have on our appetite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They make us feel more satiated relative to refined products. Due to this energy intake is reduced, in other words we eat less.<\/p>\n

In addition, wholegrains are not<\/strong> as<\/strong> energy<\/strong> dense<\/strong>. Hence for a given quantity consumed wholegrain bread will not induce the same weight gain as refined bread.<\/p>\n

Glycaemic index<\/h2>\n

The glycaemic<\/strong> index<\/strong> (GI) is a value which reflects the effect that a particular food or meal has on an individual\u2019s blood<\/strong> glucose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Wholegrain bread has a low glycaemic index, which means that its nutrients are absorbed and digested more slowly relative to refined one.<\/p>\n

As a result gastrointestinal peptides are released that cause us to feel satiated. Again energy intake is restricted.<\/p>\n

Cereal fibre<\/h2>\n

There are three ways via which fibre<\/strong> (contained in wholegrain bread) could potentially influence weight regulation and abdominal fat.<\/p>\n