Bread
Avoid Eating Whole Wheat Bread If You Have This Disease – Health Digest
Affecting approximately 14% of adults in the United States, chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when progressive kidney damage impairs the organ’s ability to filter waste from the blood, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Subsequently, this can increase the patient’s risk for hypertension, heart disease, and premature death. While potassium […]
What Happens To Your Gut When You Eat Lots Of Bread – Health Digest
A 2020 systematic review in Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture looked at 35 research studies that investigated how whole grains impact the bacteria in the gut. Most of the studies found that whole grains encourage the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Both bifidobacteria and lactobacilli ferment your carbs into short-chain fatty acids that […]
Here’s What Happens When You Eat Bread On An Empty Stomach – Health Digest
While white bread’s occasional spike in your blood sugar is probably harmless, your body can become less responsive to insulin to bring down your blood sugar. Over time, consistently high levels of glucose in your bloodstream can lead to type 2 diabetes (per Houston Methodist). People with type 2 diabetes need to be particularly careful […]
What Happens To Your Body When You Suddenly Stop Eating Bread – Health Digest
When a person has celiac disease, their immune system treats the protein gluten like a dangerous foreign invader (via the Mayo Clinic). Over time, this autoimmune disorder causes damage to the small intestine. Symptoms of celiac disease can include bloating and gas (per WebMD). However, it’s possible that eating bread that contains gluten can still cause […]
What It Means If You’re Craving Bread – Health Digest
Depending on what you eat, your body releases insulin to help respond to the increase in glucose in your bloodstream. This also affects what amino acids are sent to the brain. If your meal is high in protein, your body sends more of the amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine to your brain, which can […]