Not any bread will do, a panel of doctors and scientists has told the U.S. government in issuing its final recommendations about what advice should go into the federal food pyramid.<br />
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People should eat at least three one-ounce servings of whole grains each day, preferably in place of refined grains, or white bread, the proposals for the five-year update of the government’s nutrition advice say.<br />
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The advisers and the government want Americans to balance the calories they get from food with the calories they burn in physical activity. But with almost two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, officials realize they have an uphill fight.<br />
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