OTHER MICRONUTRIENTS CONTAINED IN BREAD:
- Iron: This trace mineral is crucial for many bodily functions. It is part of a hemoglobin, a protein that sustains the lungs as they carry oxygen throughout our bodies. Iron also helps you store and use oxygen.
- Thiamine: Also known as vitamin B1, thiamine turns food into the energy essential for growth, development and healthy cell function.
- Riboflavin: Also known as vitamin B2, riboflavin works with other B vitamins to aid in red blood cell production, fat metabolism and the release of energy from proteins.
- Niacin: You may know this nutrient as vitamin B3. Niacin helps our bodies draw energy from the nutrients in our food, creates cholesterol and fats and repairs DNA.
- Calcium: More than 99% of the calcium in our body goes toward keeping our bones and teeth strong. The rest of this mineral helps blood vessels contract and expand, secreting hormones and enzymes to send messages through our nervous system and muscle function.
BREAD CONTAINS FOLIC ACID
Bread manufacturers add folic acid along with other micronutrients to fortify their products. Folic acid is a synthetic version of folate, a type of B vitamin that our bodies can’t produce naturally. Fortified breads give us this essential nutrient that our bodies would otherwise miss. Folate and folic acid offer different bodily benefits, but both play a crucial role in a balanced diet.
When you eat folic acid-fortified bread, you can enjoy the following benefits:
- Repairing and synthesizing your DNA
- Promoting your cellular division
- Maturing of your red blood cells
- folic acid is also essential for promoting brain health and preventing congenital disabilities and pregnancy complications according to research.
BREAD FUELS YOUR BODY
Low- and no- carbohydrate diet trends leave many people thinking all carbohydrates are bad. But some carbohydrates are necessary to fuel your body for the day ahead. Carbohydrates are a macronutrient responsible for giving you energy.
Carbohydrates include starch, fiber and sugar, which you can then split into complex and simple carbohydrates. Fiber and starch are complex, while sugar is simple, and bread contains all those carbohydrate types.
Complex carbohydrates are better for you because they provide your body with more nutrients. Your body digests these carbohydrates more slowly, resulting in a steady release of glucose into the bloodstream.
These carbohydrates give you energy that lasts longer as your body works harder to digest them. Simple carbohydrates will also give your body energy, but that fuel burns more quickly than starch and fiber. That makes bread products beneficial for starting your day — you may have the stamina to make it through the day’s work.
BREAD IS LOW IN FAT
Trans and saturated fats are unhealthy fats in butter and margarine. You’ll find zero grams of these fats in our bread products. Use those spreads sparingly on your bread to enjoy a low- to no-fat meal. In general, you should avoid trans fat and reduce your saturated fats. Eating foods with high levels of those fats can contribute to these negative health impacts:
- Increased LDL, or bad cholesterol
- Increased blood cholesterol
- Higher risk of inflammation
- Increased heart disease risk
BREAD FUELS YOUR BODY
According to the Cancer Research Institutes in the Western Countries and at home, some evidence suggests whole grains and foods with dietary fiber can decrease the risk of colorectal cancer.
There are indication of a relationship between some nutrients contained in bread and their potential to reduce cancer risk. This research applied to the traditional whole wheat.
BREAD FUELS YOUR BODY
Serotonin is an essential hormone for regulating our moods. When you’re upbeat and happy, you’re feeling its effects. On the other hand, many people with depression have low serotonin levels.
Our brains produce this hormone, which is responsible for several other functions like sleep, memory, regulating body temperature and digestion.
It is possible to increase serotonin levels in your body by eating complex carbohydrates. The resulting insulin boost helps your muscles draw in more amino acids, which gives tryptophan — an amino acid that plays a vital role in serotonin production — a better chance of reaching your brain. Tryptophan also plays an essential role in producing melatonin, which regulates your sleep-wake cycle.
You can enjoy improved moods and sleep by including complex carbohydrates in moderate to your diet if you’re not diabetic or having serious medical issues that have diet complications. If you do, please speak to your doctor about your diet requirements.