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Health & Nutrition: Human Nutrition

I thought bread was "fattening".

Grain products are an important part of a balanced diet. Both whole-grain and enriched breads and cereals provide carbohydrate (starch); the vitamins, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin; and the mineral, iron. Whole grains are also sources of dietary fiber and provide the vitamin, folate, and the minerals, zinc and magnesium.