We
know that there are many people round the world who enjoy eating white
bread. But today, we'd like to give you some facts that may shock and
surprise you. It's not only that white bread isn't good for your health,
it can actually be a real danger to your health!
The
Swiss government has been aware of the dangers of eating white bread
for decades and in order to get its populace to stop eating it,
Switzerland has placed a tax on the purchase of white bread. The tax
money is given to bakers to reduce the price of whole wheat bread to
encourage people to switch. The Canadian government passed a law
prohibiting the “enrichment” of white bread with synthetic vitamins.
Bread must contain the original vitamins found in the grain, not
imitations . Essentially, white bread is dead bread. Frequently, consumers are not told the truth about this and so called “enriched” flour. Why is the color of white bread so white when the flour taken from wheat is not?
It’s because the flour used to make white bread is chemically
bleached, just like you bleach your clothes. When you are eating
white bread, you are also eating residual chemical bleach . Flour mills
use different chemical bleaches, all of which are pretty bad. Here are a few of them: Oxide
of nitrogen, chlorine, chloride, nitrosyl and benzoyl peroxide mixed
with various chemical salts. One bleaching agent, chloride oxide,
combined with whatever proteins are still
left
in the flour, produces alloxan. Alloxon is a poison and has been used
to produce diabetes in laboratory animals. Chlorine oxide destroys the
vital wheat germ oil. It will also shorten the flour’s shelf life. Good Nutrition:
You won’t find it In white bread In the process of making flour white,
half of the good unsaturated fatty acids, that are high in food value,
are lost in the milling process alone, and virtually all the vitamin E
is lost with the removal of wheat germ and bran. As a result, the
remaining flour in the white bread you buy, contains only poor quality
proteins and fattening starch. But that is not the whole story as to the
loss of nutrients. Here are some other statistics about the huge loss of nutrients when white bread is made: ·
About 50% of all calcium is
lost · 70% of phosphorus · 80% of iron · 98% of magnesium · 75% of
manganese · 50% of potassium and · 65% of of copper is destroyed when
white bread is made. · 80% of thiamin, 60% of riboflavin, 75% of niacin,
50% of pantothenic acid. · About 50% of Pyridoxine is also
lost. Scientific study has confirmed what the swiss have known for years
these horrific numbers are the results of a study run by the university
of california, college of agriculture. It is obvious, from what we have
learned, that white bread should be avoided. Whole wheat, rye and
grain breads made with whole wheat flour are a
better way.
It is a good idea to always read the labels and never buy foods that contain
artificial flavors, colors, bleached flour, preservatives, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
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