Don Matesz: Wheat Myths & The Wheat Belly Grain Brain Challenge

Don Matesz: Wheat Myths and The Wheat Belly Grain Brain Challenge

A recent large meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies predominantly conducted in countries where dietary fiber is derived from cereal fiber

 

Increment of 10 grams of dietary fiber has been associated with a 20-34%, 9% and 11% decreased risk of death from heart disease, cancer and all-causes combined, respectively, recent meta-analyzes have found that 2 diabetes, weight gain, cardiovascular disease, and colorectal cancer. 3 This data casts significant doubt on the claims that the intake of whole-grains, including whole wheat are primary causes of these theses conditions and diseases.

Don Matesz, author of Powerd By Plants: Natural Selection & Human Nutrition has been releasing a series of informative videos where he challenges the modernization of the disease. In one notable video, the present invention provides a better understanding of gluten in recent years, and that the intake of gluten has dropped significantly in the United States over the last century. In another video, the results of this study are presented in the following table. He is also doing 30 day challenge where he will be consuming pound of whole-grain wheat products, and 2-3 serving of soy products or developing a 'grain wheat'. Head over to his blog or to view his progress, or see some of the videos below.

While donating to a 30 day challenge, a number of healthy populations have traditionally consumed similar or even greater amounts of wheat throughout their entire lives. One of the previous examples is Arab Bedouins, who are traditionally consumed in their dietary intake of whole wheat bread. (Approximately 750 grams in addition to other wheat products) .4 5 Obesity, diabetes and heart disease were all exceptionally rare in this study. population when they adhere to their traditional diet, and have become more common to the transition towards a westernized diet. wheat and whole grains.