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Description: Wheat and Weight Gain | John Douillard's LifeSpa Read the associated article: lifespa.com/wheat-weight-gain Sign up for our free weekly video newsletter: lifespa.com/newsletter-signup Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/dr.douillard Follow @JohnDouillard on Twitter Learn more about Ayurveda: lifespa.com/about-lifespa/ayurveda/what-is-ayurveda New science dispels the common misperception that eating grains will cause weight gain. In fact, eating whole grains has a whole host of health benefits—from lower blood sugar and blood pressure to better immune response. Published in the Journal of Nutrition, this new research examined how whole-and refined-grain consumption affected five of the major risk factors for heart disease: blood pressure, blood sugar, waistline circumference, and triglyceride and HDL (good cholesterol) levels. The research concluded that “among middle- to older-age adults, replacing refined grains with whole grains may be an effective dietary modification to attenuate abdominal adiposity, dyslipidemia [high cholesterol], and hyperglycemia [high blood sugar] over time, thereby reducing the risk of cardiometabolic diseases.” RELATED ARTICLES: Why, How, and When to Eat Wheat -- lifespa.com/why-how-when-to-eat-wheat Seasonal Living for Better Health: Ayurveda + Western Science — lifespa.com/seasonal-science Hunter-Gatherers Baked Bread 16,000+ Years Ago -- lifespa.com/hunter-gatherers-baked-bread