BreadThe decrease in consumption of bread – about 10 percent in just the last year – is due in large measure, the little knowledge about the nutritional benefits of this product and poor medical guidance which was devoted to extending mistakenly believing that bread is fattening.

Experts meeting in Madrid on the occasion of the presentation of the ‘White Paper Pan’ stated that, undoubtedly, the bread is the food that contributes to better nutritional balance, as it provides an important part of carbohydrate of dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins.

Not to mention that this is not a diet rich in fats or sugars, so that the bread itself is not fattening not only provided the diet and living habits are good, but contributes to a healthier diet.

The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, Professor of Medina and Public Health, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and one of the authors of the book, Dr. Luis Serra, recalled that he is missing Mediterranean diet largely because “it is losing one of its promoters is the bread, one of the core, along with olive oil, the Mediterranean diet. In his view we must try to reverse this process as their nutritional value makes it “indispensable” in the diet.

The countries that have increased the consumption of bread in the global context, are not the countries with highest rate of obesity, so it’s time to defend the Mediterranean diet and bread.

For its part, the other author of White Paper, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Dr. Angel Gil, recalled that “bread is a staple for children, and taken into adequate amounts is essential to our health. ”

In addition, bread consumption is associated with decreased risk of many diseases. “The scientific reality shows that consumption in adequate amounts, including breads, is the decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers such as colon and breast cancer,” he said.