Whole Grains and Gains

Eating healthy has always been the cliche but how to switch and how to sustain the change has not been an easy thing. However, people these days have learnt it the hard way and many are making changes to their eating habits and lifestyles, all for living healthier and longer. Making sudden changes is also not good as the body is not so used to eating low sodium, low sugar and low carb diets and might suffer with shocks.

Smaller and more manageable changes are suggested by the Doctors across the world. Start with the staples, if you hail from countries that offer rice, shift to Brown rice and whole wheat slowly, if you come from the Western world that has bread as staple, eating whole grain breads and cereals helps kick off your so-called 'resolution- lifestyle for 2015' , which i hope we all continue as long as possible.

According to The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in America, whole grains can improve blood pressure and gastrointestinal health, promote heart health, and lower the risk of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Recommended daily portions are 3 to 5 servings of whole grains for adults and 2 to 3 servings for children.

- Prathyusha Talluri