Whole grains help deflate belly rolls

Maybe yes, maybe no. But here is what is really important:

"The study included 50 obese men and women who had metabolic syndrome, a collection of several risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke — such as abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar...

In the end, the average weight loss was about 8 to 11 pounds in both groups. However, the average CRP level dropped by 38 percent in the whole-grain group, while remaining unchanged in the refined-grain group. In addition, while both groups showed a similar change in waistline size..."

The for-sure bottom line of this study is the similar weight loss and similar change in waistline.

The rest is speculation.

For simple weight loss, it is all about Calories in and Calories out.

Nothing else.