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Does
white bread make you fat?
A
loaf of white bread can be considered as the staple food of almost
all of Europe and America, and has started to show up consistently
in the meals or snacks for even those who belong to the Asian
subcontinent. The reason behind the popularity of white bread
as a choice for a meal is very evident - its easily available,
simple to cook, and is quite a cost effective way to satisfy one
appetite. The reliance on white bread penetrates too deep into
the daily lifestyle of a person - white bread toast with jam calls
for an easy breakfast, a quick deli for the afternoon lunch, a
sandwich in the evening, and then when one reaches home too tired
after work, lo, its pizza! If you are one of those who depend
on white bread for every meal throughout the day, and think whether
white bread makes you gain weight and become fat, here is your
answer - yes it does!
Several studies done on the consumption of white bread and its
effects concur that its daily consumption does add quickly to
one's waistline and circumference, owing to its glycemic nature.
White bread is made from refined flour, which means that the flour
was stripped off all its natural goodness, like the husk content
and the dietary fiber, and thus what remains is a bleached and
sterile material from which the white bread is baked. Thus when
one is eating white bread, he or she is filling their tummy with
something that has a lot of calorie and starch content, but nothing
nutritional. What is more, the heavy starch contains lots of LDL,
or bad cholesterol, that blocks the arteries, thus making one
prone to cardiovascular diseases and other problematic conditions
like diabetes and obesity.
Thus it is better to reach out for better and healthier alternatives
like brown bread or wholegrain bread, than to pack pounds by consumption
of white bread. Whole wheat, sourdough, pita, mountain bread or
wholegrain wheat bread have lower cholesterol and carbohydrates,
and are also enriched with fiber and other essential nutrients,
and thus it is a good idea to switch over to these breads which
are more wholesome and go easy over the pounds. These breads have
a lower Glycemic Index (GI) than the white bread, which means
that these release sugar slowly into the body, thus making you
feel full and sated for a long time, and preventing you from gaining
any unnecessary pounds.
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