Fellow Americans what we’re eating is killing us,so says health researchers and scientists from Wake Forest University,but we’re still not getting the message about the importance of whole grain in our diet.And we want supplement our diet with a Nutritional Supplement to get the daily requirement of nutrients that is needed so our bodies can be healthy.

For the last several years, health researchers and institutions like the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture,Centers for Disease Control, and others have been vigorously promoting the need for the population to consume more whole grain foods. Yet, in spite of all this activity, whole grain consumption by the average person has not risen significantly.

As a result, scientists from Wake Forest University, who have just completed a comprehensive review of the potential health benefits of whole grains, are pressing policy-makers, scientists, and clinicians to redouble their effort in getting this important message across. In their combined prospective study that included a total of 149,000 participants, and was published April 24, 2007, in the Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, they stated, “There is a consistent, inverse association between dietary whole grain and incidence of cardiovascular disease in epidemiological cohort studies.”

They found that as little as 2.5 servings per day of whole grain can provide a 21% reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.Though fiber plays an important role in this benefit,they specifically point out there is much more involved. They explain that when grains are refined many of their biologically active agents, including fiber, vitamins, minerals, phytosterols, and other plant compounds, are removed.

They made special note that: “These biological agents influence cardiovascular risk through effects on glucose homeostasis, lipids and lipoproteins, endothelial function (the function of a special type of cell), and other mechanisms, potentially accounting for much of the observed benefit of high intake of whole grains.” …and people are still not getting enough! Science has long ago proven the health protection benefits of a diet rich in whole grains and related nutrients. They have been directly linked with reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers, as well as being identified for their roles in the structure and function of healthy, efficient, and “energetic” cells.

Recent research from the US National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey (NHANES) shows that despite all the promotional efforts, only 8% of the population gets the recommended amount of 3 servings of whole grain each day. This leaves the other 92% of the population with inadequacies that undermine not just potential cardiovascular health and longevity, but other basic biochemical functions of the body.

The importance of whole grains to a healthy diet has been at the core of the GNLD “nutrition and health” message for nearly 5 decades. In each decade since 1958, scientists have continued to further validate the importance of this key food component of human nutrition and embrace its need more and more. Certainly this first decade of the new millennium has seen the greatest acceptance and greatest promotion of the fundamental importance of whole grains from scientists and governmental agencies alike.

One of the most relevant but perhaps unrecognized expressions of the importance of whole grain and their related biological components can be seen in what is known as “The Harvard Food Pyramid.” This modification and clarification of the original “Food Pyramid” developed by the USDA and presented in 1992 was proposed by leading researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health as the most appropriate means of conveying the importance of specific foods and the nutrients they deliver.

In the Harvard Food Pyramid, scientists deliberately separated refined grains from whole grains and put a special emphasis on the oils (lipids and sterols) that they and other plants provide that support health, vitality, and longevity.

This specific focus on the importance of whole grain and plant lipids by the Harvard team is enthusiastically embraced by GNLD and our Scientific Advisory Board. It is seen as further substantiation and acceptance of a very important message we’ve been trying to get across for decades: Healthy bodies—composed of healthy, energetic cells—have a basic biological need for whole grains and the lipids and sterols they contain.

As scientific evidence continues to emerge in the months and years ahead, we are confident that our message of everyone needs a Nutritional Supplement to get the daily requirement of nutrients that is needed so our bodies can be healthy will be embraced by an ever-growing number of health professionals, governmental institutions, and consumers around the world.

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On any given day 95% of the population in North America will not consume foods which provide basic nutrients required for good health. On that same day 75% of the population will consume foods that will contribute to a decline in our health.

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