Whole grains reduce risk of heart disease.
A recent study added more support to the important role of whole
grains in health-promoting diets. The Health Professionals Follow-Up
Study asked more than 40,000 male dentists, veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include: , pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists. - Dora Akunyili, Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria
- Charles Alderton (1857 - 1941), American inventor the soft drink Dr Pepper
- George F.
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and other health professionals about their use of whole grains. Those
subjects who had the highest intake of whole grains had a markedly lower
risk of heart disease than those with the lowest intake. Cold breakfast
cereals This is a list of breakfast cereals. Many cereals are trademarked brands of large companies such as Kellogg's, General Mills, Malt-O-Meal, Nestlé, The Quaker Oats Company, and Post Cereals, but similar equivalent products are often sold by other manufacturers and as store own were the largest source of whole grains, followed by brown rice,
dark bread, and cooked oats oats, cereal plants of the genus Avena of the family Gramineae (grass family). Most species are annuals of moist temperate regions. The early history of oats is obscure, but domestication is considered to be recent compared to that of the other . Whole grains contain many substances,
including fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, that may
contribute to the reduction of heart disease risk. These findings, along
with other studies showing that whole grains can reduce the risk of
obesity and diabetes, point to the important role of whole grains in our
diets.
Jensen MK, Koh-Banerjee P, Hu FB, et al. 2004. Intakes of whole
grains, bran, and germ and the risk of coronary heart disease coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease.
coronary heart disease
or ischemic heart disease
Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). in men. Am
J Clin Nutr 80:1492-99.
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