Is Bread Bad for Your Health?
Is Bread Bad for Your Health? Nutritionists and dietitians all around the world have encouraged us to eat whole grains instead. Many respected health professionals now claim that bread and other sources of gluten grains are unnecessary at best and potentially harmful. Bread Is High in Carbs and Can Spike Blood Sugar Levels The starches in bread get broken down quickly in the digestive tract and enter the bloodstream as glucose. This causes a rapid spike in blood sugar and insulin levels. Even whole wheat bread spikes blood sugar faster than many candy bars When blood sugar goes up rapidly, it tends to go down just as quickly. When blood sugar goes down, we become hungry. Bread Contains a Lot of Gluten Wheat contains a large amount of a protein called gluten . When we eat bread that contains gluten (wheat, spelt, rye and barley), the immune system in our digestive tract "attacks" the gluten prote...
