Avoiding Heart Disease With Whole Grains

"The dietary intake of whole grains 'in whole grain bread, oatmeal, brown rice, barley...] has been associated with decreased 'blood] cholesterol levels and lowered risk of heart disease.

"To see whether there was any relationship between whole grain intake and actual 'heart disease inducing] plaque buildup, researchers studied 229 postmenopausal women with a history of heart disease...

"The progression of stenosis 'narrowing of artery passageways which lead to heart disease]...proved to be less in women reporting higher intakes of ...fibre from whole grain foods than in those reporting lower ones."

From: Ag. Research, Feb. 2006. By: Dr. Alice H. Lichtenstein, Human Nutrition Res. Ctr. on Aging at Tufts U., Boston, Mass.

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