Not as Bad as You Think: Why White Bread Deserves a Second Look

An experiment by Israel’s Weizmann Institute may bring some good news for fans of white bread. In the study, ten participants each ate large quantities of bread over several weeks—either industrial white bread or freshly baked sourdough whole wheat bread. Researchers regularly checked blood sugar, mineral levels, cholesterol, liver, and kidney function. The surprising result? There was no significant difference.