Last week Oldways convened many of the world's top nutrition experts -- a diverse group advocating for everything from Paleo to vegan diets -- in one place, asking them to come to consensus on the most important tenets of healthy eating.

We were gratified that whole grains were recommended over and over by the scientists. Even Boyd Eaton, the father of the Paleo diet, said that "modest whole grain intake" is part of the Paleo approach, and that grain consumption way back then was limited largely because processing them into edible form with existing technology was too labor intensive for routine use. Others in our Dream Team of speakers, such as Dean Ornish, Colin Campbell, Neal Barnard, David Katz, Walter Willett, and many others made it clear that whole grains belong in everyone's diet in this millennium!

Check out the final Consensus Statement, presentations and more on the conference proceedings page of the Oldways website.