Q: Many claim that u shouldnt eat much bread cause it has many fat on it while others say that its not the bread that makes u fat but the combination of much bread with other foods.What is real and how much bread should a healthy diet include each day?

A: Bread is a so-so food if you are trying to lose fat. Bread does not have much fat in it, but it does have a lot of fairly-quickly digestible carbs. What this means is that your body is able to convert the carbs in bread into glucose very quickly and your body is essentially rushed with a wave of glucose in your blood that it has no immediate use for. Therefore much of that glucose gets converted to and stored as fat. Your goal when trying to lose fat is to eat slow-digesting carbs that provide a steady energy source for your body over a long time instead of a quick rush of energy. Green veggies just happen to be the perfect slow-digesting foods that are full of vitamins and minerals as well -- that's why I always say to eat your veggies!

Some breads are better and some are worse. White bread should have no place in your diet at all, while whole-grain breads are much better. But on the whole, if you have a choice, I recommend skipping the bread and eating a ton of green non-starchy vegetables and true unprocessed whole grains like plain old-fashioned oatmeal instead. If for whatever reason you can't or don't want to give up bread, find whole-grain breads, breads with a lot of fiber and with low calorie content.