The whole grain manifesto: From Green Revolution to Grain Evolution
Date
2022
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Global Food Security
Abstract
Grains have historically represented a major component of human diets and were predominantly consumed in
whole form until the first half of the 19th century, when a combination of technological innovations and market
dynamics made refined grains, hitherto a premium product, affordable and available to the masses. Grains still
account for more than half of the total caloric intake among vulnerable populations worldwide, and their
dominant consumption in refined form turns a nutrient-dense, protective food into a nutrient-poor one
contributing to growing rates of obesity and noncommunicable disease. Shifting a substantial portion of global
grain consumption to whole grains is potentially one of the most significant and achievable improvements to
diets and food systems worldwide. In countries with significant micronutrient deficiencies, a switch from refined
Fortified whole grain foods can enable institutional channels such as school feeding programs to measurably
improve diet quality in a budget-neutral way
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Research Article
Keywords
Whole grains, Micronutrient deficiencies, Diet quality