Eating more whole grains may protect against heart disease, a new study suggests.
An analysis of over 3,000 middle- and older-age adults over many years found that those who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in, blood pressure, and waist size, compared to those who ate less than one-half serving per day.
, and blood sugar,” author Caleigh Sawicki, PhD, a nutritional epidemiologist formerly of Tufts University in Boston, tells WebMD. “This is an important step in understanding how different types of grains may influence health over time.”The researchers used data from 3,121 people who took part in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort, a study that launched in the 1970s to examine long-term risk factors for heart disease. The average age of the participants was about 55 at baseline.
For each 4-year interval, the researchers found that waist size increased by about one-half inch in people who had high whole-grain intake, compared to 1 inch in those who had low intake. Average increases in blood pressure and blood sugar levels were also lower in high-intake adults.
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