Embargoed, Friday 19 April, 2013 – The Grains & Legumes Nutrition CouncilTM(GLNC) has launched a new campaign, Grains and Weight Loss: The Whole Story, to educate Australians about the health and weight loss benefits of whole grains and high fibre grain foods.
The new education initiative was launched to help Australians understand that following a balanced higher protein diet doesn’t mean completely cutting out healthy carbohydrates like whole grain or high fibre grains.
A national study commissioned by GLNC tracking the consumption of grain-based foods found over a third of females were avoiding grain foods in order to assist with weight loss (particularly high for females aged 18-35)[i].
To find out more about the campaign and to download resources head to http://www.glnc.org.au/grainsthewholestory/
