Whole-Grains provide a lot more fiber, than fruits & vegetables

From: "John Gohde"
Date: Wed May 29, 2002 3:17 pm
Subject: Eating Whole Grains Lowers Hypertension Risk

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1817.50963?z=1728_00000_1000_ln_04
"Eating a high-fiber diet may not only keep you regular, but it may
also keep
your blood pressure in check. A new study shows that encouraging
Americans to
eat more foods high in dietary fiber may be a cost-effective way to
prevent and
lower the prevalence of high blood pressure on a national scale. "
....
Grains provide about 36% of normal dietary fiber. Therefore, choosing
these grains might be a better solution for people trying to meet the
guidelines for fiber [intake], says study author Priscilla Samuel, PhD,
of the John Stuart Research Laboratories at Quaker Foods and Beverages.
....
'On a density basis, grains do provide much more of an amount of fiber
compared to fruits and vegetables," says Samuel. "That is one of the
reasons why we really do believe that they need to be emphasized more
than they are right now to [help people] meet the fiber guidelines and
in order to have an effect on high blood pressure.'"
--
John Gohde,
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