Re: Study links good carbs to healthier hearts

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> Study links good carbs to healthier hearts
> Whole grains, vegetables reduce inflammation in the body
>
> By Jane Weaver
> Health editor
> MSNBC
> Updated: 10:21 a.m. ET May 2, 2005
>
>
> If you miss eating pasta, go ahead, have some. Just make sure it's
> whole-wheat pasta.
>
> Certain types of carbohydrates may be good for the heart, according
to
> a new analysis of data from the Women's Health Study conducted by the
> Harvard School of Public Health. The federally funded Women's Health
> Study is a 10-year randomized trial testing the effects of aspirin
and
> vitamin E in reducing cardiovascular risk in approximately 40,000
> women.
>
> Women who ate high-fiber diets rich in fruits, vegetables and whole
> grains were found to have lower levels of C-reactive protein, a
> substance in the blood that has been linked to coronary heart
disease,
> the study found.
>
> C-reactive protein plays key role
> Most people recognize high cholesterol as a leading cause of heart
> disease, but new data suggests that testing levels of the C-reactive
> protein, produced by the liver, is equally important in predicting
> coronary problems as well as Type 2, or adult onset, diabetes.
>
> High CRP levels in the blood indicate a low-grade inflammation in the
> body, a condition that is believed to play a role in heart attacks.
> Inflammation develops when our bodies fight infection or injury and
is
> thought to contribute to or even cause atherosclerosis, or build-up
of
> fatty deposits in the arteries, according to the American Heart
> Association.
>
> Earlier research from the Women's Health Study found that women with
> high levels of inflammation had a greater risk of heart attack or
> stroke.
>
>
> In the carbohydrate trial, Harvard researchers drew blood from 15,000
> women and quizzed them about their diet habits, dividing participants
> into groups based on their total fiber consumption and glycemic
> index-the measure of how quickly carbs are absorbed into the body.
>
> 'Carbs are not all created equal'
> The researchers found that the CRP levels of women whose diets
> consisted primarily of refined grains were 10 percent higher than
women
> who consumed a lot of good carbs such as fiber-rich whole grains,
> fruits and vegetables.
>
> "Carbohydrates have gotten such bad press in the last couple of
years,
> but clearly carbs are not all created equal," says Emily Levitan,
lead
> researcher of the Harvard carbohydrate study.
>
> The women who ate foods with the most soluble fiber like oats and oat
> bran, dried beans, flax seeds, oranges and apples had less
inflammation
> in their body.
>
> "What it means is women should switch to whole grains, start eating
> brown rice instead of white, eat whole grain breads and whole grain
> pasta, and also increase their intake of fruits and vegetables, other
> than potatoes," says Levitan.
>
> Other studies have linked good carbs with lower weight, but the
Harvard
> study is the largest to show that whole grains can reduce
inflammation
> in the body.
>
> Bad carbs like white bread or refined pastas were linked with
increased
> blood inflammation, which could lead to heart disease later on,
Levitan
> says.
>
> Once shunned as the starchy, hunger-causing enemy of lean dieters,
> high-quality carbs are now major factors in the government's diet
> guidelines.
>
> But bad carbs like candy bars or processed white bread are still
no-nos
> when it comes to weight control and nutrition. Those sugar-rush carbs
> are quickly turned into glucose by the body and end up causing you to
> feel hungry again sooner.
>
> ------
>
> tc

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