Whole-Grain Health Claim Needs Improvement

“Eat more whole-grain foods” and “Eat more fruits and vegetables” are two recommendations with consensus among nutritionists and health professionals. The Food and Drug Administration has approved 14 health claims describing a relationship between a food substance and a disease or health-related condition, including one for whole-grain foods.

Twelve of these health claims are based on the standard of scientific validity, which requires that (1) the totality of evidence supports the substance–dise…