The current Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend daily consumption of foods with whole grains as their primary ingredient as a means to protect against many chronic diseases. Increasing the consumption of fiber rich carbohydrates over those found in highly processed products may also be an important step in fighting our national obesity epidemic. The importance of whole grains in the diet is now being recognized by food manufacturers and food processors. Recently, a major cereal manufacturer has made a decision to reformulate its product line using only whole grains.
