Breakfast at Your Desk: Are You Getting Enough Bran? Why You Should Eat Up!

Bran may not be the world's sexiest food, but there may be good reason to eat your bran flakes and bran muffins, say researchers ...

According to a new study from Harvard Medical School, women (the study looked at diabetic women), who eat plenty of bran may live longer and are less likely to die of heart disease.

An interesting cheat sheet on bran, from MSNBC: "Grains consist of three layers: the fiber- and nutrient-containing bran and germ layers and the starchy kernel layer. Refined grains, like white flour, are largely stripped of the bran and germ; whole grains--such as oatmeal, brown rice, barley and breads made from whole wheat--retain more of those components."

I happen to love bran--you?

P.S. Here's a recipe for the best bran muffins ever! And, another tasty bran idea ...