We all know that a healthy heart is important for quality of life.  Lack of exercise and a poor quality diet are major factors in the development of heart disease, but did you know that people with a healthy heart tend to eat more wholegrain foods as part of a healthy lifestyle¹?

The wholegrain consists of the bran (outer shell), the germ and the starchy endosperm.  Unlike refined white flour, wholegrain flour includes the bran and germ components of the wholegrain. 

The exact mechanism by which wholegrain foods act is not understood well, but the combination of nutrients including vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, phytonutrients and fibre within the wholegrain are likely to act synergistically for a greater health benefit than would be seen by each individual component alone².

Packed with the wholegrain goodness of wheat and oats, and just the right balance of great tasting cranberries, Burgen Wholegrain & Cranberry is a delicious way to increase your intake of wholegrain goodness.

¹Joint Health Claims Initiative 2002 Generic Health Claim for Wholegrains  www.jhci.org.uk
² Slavin J (2003) Why wholegrains are protective: biological mechanisms. Proc Nut Soc  62: 129-134