I can personally attest to this. Because I was in the best shape of my life 25 years ago. And I was eating bagels back then they way yogis drink smoothies today.
But I got on the low-carb bandwagon about 15 years ago. That’s when I began following the Atkins Diet like a newfangled religion that decreed eating bread a mortal sin.
Since then, I’ve been exercising more and eating less than I did 25 years ago. Yet I am 20 pounds heavier today. And don’t talk to me about metabolism waning over the years. Because all Atkins-style diets are so constipating, I began taking metabolism-boosting supplements I never even knew existed.
That brings me to the latest research on the health benefits of whole-grain bread. And, trust me folks, it’s even better and more reliable news than research affirming the health benefits of red wine:
Asked if bread should be considered a ‘junk’ food, [Dagfinn Aune, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Public Health at Imperial College London] says the opposite is true. ‘Whole-grain breads are healthy, and a high intake of whole grains is associated with a large range of health benefits,’ he says.
(Quartz, December 8, 2018)
Mind you, I remember when a baked potato rivaled broccoli as a health food. Presumably, that’s because millions of people were getting ripped and strong eating lots of potatoes.
In any event, given this latest evidence, denying the health benefits of bread is rather like denying the environmental ravages of climate change.
Not to mention that no less an authority than the Bible decreed that bread and water are the staff of life. Which is why I hereby rebuke Atkins and his spawn of ketogenic false prophets in the name of God.
As for me and my health, I shall resume daily consumption of bread (with my 6-8 glasses of water). But I doubt I’ll eat as much as the 7.5 slices scientists say is linked with “optimal” health outcomes.
Got bread? It’s good for you.