Re: Grains A Good Thing: Bran is full of lignans which increases serum enterolactone concentrations which have been related to a reduced risk for CHD and some cancers.

Enrico C wrote:
: On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:05:19 +0200, Juhana Harju wrote in
: <news:46lv1oFbpf37U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on sci.med.nutrition :
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:: It is worth-while to notice that whole grain rye bread is the major
:: source of lignans in Finnish diet.
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: Is Finnish rye bread like German pumpernickel (sometimes with
: sunflower seeds, or flax seed, in it)? I quite like it :)

There are various rye bread types available. There are also some German
pumpernickel type breads, with intact whole grains in the bread, but only
rarely do these contain any sunflower seeds or flax seeds. I like the bread
also.

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Juhana


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