White bread is low in fiber.
Switching to whole wheat bread is an easy way for most people to increase fiber intake because two-thirds of the U.S. population consumes bread or rolls on any given day. Populations that eat high-fiber diets reportedly have less heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, diabetes, and obesity. According to the latest USDA food consumption survey, American women average a little more than half the recommended 25 grams of fiber daily, while American men average not quite three-fourths. The flour was developed by ConAgra to make whole-grain products palatable to more people. And it has six times more fiber.