Eat Whole Grains to Live a Longer, Healthier Life
- 9 years ago
A Harvard research study shows that eating whole grains increases life span and decreases the chance of dying from heart disease.
New research by US and international institutes indicates that consuming more whole grains could help to lengthen life expectancy.
The study concluded the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease dropped by nine percent and overall mortality by five percent with each daily serving of whole grains.
Led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, the team analyzed two separate health studies that followed over 74,000 women and almost 44,000 men in the US from the mid-1980s to 2010. None of the participants had cancer or cardiovascular disease in the beginning, but by the end almost 27,000 had died.
Researchers found that those who ate whole grains had a lower death rate, and even fewer died from heart disease. The researchers controlled for certain factors including participants’ age, weight, ethnicity, smoking, and physical activity.
Whole grains contain the outer layer of bran as well as the inside germ. The bran, which is often removed in refined products such as white flour, is what provides the extra health benefits.
Though the study found that consuming whole grains instead of refined grains and red meat significantly lowered the chance of death from cardiovascular disease, it had no impact on death from cancer.
New research by US and international institutes indicates that consuming more whole grains could help to lengthen life expectancy.
The study concluded the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease dropped by nine percent and overall mortality by five percent with each daily serving of whole grains.
Led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, the team analyzed two separate health studies that followed over 74,000 women and almost 44,000 men in the US from the mid-1980s to 2010. None of the participants had cancer or cardiovascular disease in the beginning, but by the end almost 27,000 had died.
Researchers found that those who ate whole grains had a lower death rate, and even fewer died from heart disease. The researchers controlled for certain factors including participants’ age, weight, ethnicity, smoking, and physical activity.
Whole grains contain the outer layer of bran as well as the inside germ. The bran, which is often removed in refined products such as white flour, is what provides the extra health benefits.
Though the study found that consuming whole grains instead of refined grains and red meat significantly lowered the chance of death from cardiovascular disease, it had no impact on death from cancer.