Whole wheat is often recommended as a healthy alternative to refined wheat. Well... it's true. Whole wheat is, at the very least, "less bad" than refined wheat. But one of the main problems with most whole grain foods is that they aren't made from actual whole grains. It is a marketing ploy. Almost without exception, the grains have been pulverized into very fine flour that is just as easily digestible and spikes blood sugar just as fast as the refined grains.

In fact, whole wheat bread has a glycemic index (a measure of how quickly foods spike blood sugar) that is just as high as regular white bread.

Whole wheat bread might contain a little more fiber and some more nutrients, but there really isn't much difference when it hits your system. Plus, there really is no nutrient in wheat (whole or refined) that you can't get in even greater amounts from other foods.

There are some grains out there that seem to be healthy for people who can tolerate them, but wheat definitely does not belong in that category. Many studies show that wheat (even "hearthealthy" whole wheat) can lead to health problems, especially in people who are sensitive to gluten.

Disponível em:<https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-11-diet-foods-that-make-you-fat>. Acesso em: mai. 2021. Adaptado.