Proven benefit from Grains that is not available from fiber in fruits or vegetables

This JAMA study, the full text of which is available online for FREE,
studies which type of fiber is best for preventing CVD. This study
statistically concluded that those consuming 2 slices of whole wheat,
rye, or pumpernickel bread will have a 21% lower risk of a CVD
incident in their elderly years.

Cereal Fiber May Lower Heart Risks in Elderly
"Reuters Health
Tuesday, April 1, 2003

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People over 65 appear less likely to
develop cardiovascular disease if they eat fiber-rich cereals or
dark breads such as wheat, rye or pumpernickel, researchers said
Tuesday.
....
SOURCE:
Dariush Mozaffarian; Shiriki K. Kumanyika; Rozenn N. Lemaitre.
Cereal, Fruit, and Vegetable Fiber Intake and the Risk of
Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Individuals
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/13/1659
JAMA. 2003;289:1659-1666.
ABSTRACT:
"Conclusions Cereal fiber consumption late in life is
associated with lower risk of incident CVD, supporting
recommendations for elderly individuals to increase consumption
of dietary cereal fiber."
....
Although eating more cereal fiber -- particularly from dark
breads -- appeared to reduce cardiovascular risks in this study,
fiber from fruits and vegetables showed no protection."

This is a landmark study. I have made a copy of the
full text of this JAMA paper from my local library. And, I am in the
process of studying it.

As some of you may already know, there is a large group of people out
there who object to any consumption of food from the GRAINS food
group. They claim that GRAINS have been in the human diet for less
than 10,000 years and are therefore harmful to humans.

But, here we have a study that clearly shows a tangible benefit from
Grains that is not available from fiber in fruits or vegetables.
Futher, this benefit can be obtained by eating only 2 slices of the
right kind of bread a day.

So, I will be adding this paper to my web site as proof of the value
of eating GRAINS.

This study basically concluded that those consuming 2 slices of whole
wheat, rye, or pumpernickel bread will have a 21% lower risk of a CVD
incident in their elderly years.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science!

The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is a biological factor of the
mind-body connection. Weighing in at 17 web pages, The Nutrition of a
Healthy Diet ( http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/ ) is now with
more documentation and sharper terminology than ever before.

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