- “Eat oatmeal, an Abs Diet Powerfood! In two large and long-term studies, people who ate whole-grain foods instead of refined carbs significantly lowered their risk of hypertension.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Page 25
- “Whole grains work, too. A 2009 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a calorie-controlled diet rich in whole grains trimmed extra fat from the waistline of obese subjects. Study participants who ate all whole grains (in addition to five servings of fruits and vegetables, three servings of low-fat dairy, and two servings of lean meat, fish, or poultry) lost more weight from the abdominal area than another group that ate the same diet, but with all refined grains.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Paige 5
- “A combination order of whole grains and regular exercise adds up to greater belly-fat loss. In a study conducted by researchers at Penn State University, 50 obese subjects were split into two groups. One was instructed to eat whole grains as their only grain choices; the other was told to avoid whole grains. Both groups were encouraged to do moderate exercise. After 12 weeks, the exercisers who ate whole grains lost a significantly larger percentage of belly fat than those who ate refined grains. Furthermore, their levels of C-reactive protein, a warning signal of heart disease and diabetes, had dropped by 38 percent, while the people who avoided whole-grain foods saw no change in their CRP levels.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Page 7
- “A new report by Duke University researchers shows that patients who have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a problem in which excess blood sugar converts to fat in your liver, can actually reverse their disease by making easy dietary changes. Simply by swapping whole grains and fruits for fast-absorbing sugars and starches, these people were able to lose weight and eliminate visceral fat deposits.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Page 9