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While the complex carbs in bread, rice, and other grain-based foods are known for providing essential fuel the body needs, here’s a new reason for women of childbearing age to make sure they are getting plenty of nutritious enriched grains – they are fortified with folic acid which may reduce the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).Read more

Every week there’s a new “miracle” diet and every year you can’t help but wonder: Is THIS the weight loss diet that will finally work, once and for all?  There are weight loss programs that work, but there many more “fads” out there that will temporarily drop your weight (or perhaps make you sick), only to have the pounds return in a few weeks.  Fad diets are tempting, but like eating a rich dessert when you already have a full stomach:  resist, resist, resist!  In the long run, you will be healthier, thinner andRead more

The Wheat Foods Council wants to help clear up the confusion and set the record straight for sound nutrition science on losing weight – and keeping it off – in combination with ways to eat healthfully. We’re launching our “Busting Fad Diets” Campaign, just in time for the holidays and New Year’s health resolutions.Read more

The Wheat Foods Council took a strong stand against misinformation about wheat that was presented to viewers as fact on last week’s Dr. Oz Show. The segment, entitled “Are You Addicted to Wheat?,” contained a number of inaccuracies and misrepresentations about wheat and wheat foods.

To set the record straight, we sent the following letter to Dr. Oz and the show’s producer:

Wheat Foods Council
51 D Red Fox Lane
Ridgway, CO  81432
Phone: 970.626.9828/Fax: 970. 626.3686

December 5, 2012Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn that heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S.  Approximately 26% of all deaths for women are from heart disease – more than all cancers combined. Heart disease is responsible for about ¼ of all deaths for all ethnicities in the U.S.  With these alarming statistics, it is important that women recognize the leading risk factors (not necessarily in this order):Read more

The amount of information readily available to us today is astounding. For instance, do a Google search on wheat foods and you’ll end up with more than 40,000 entries. The problem is determining which ones are relevant, current and credible – separating the wheat from the chaff you might say!Read more