March 22, 2007 – Eating whole grain cereals seven or more times a week is believed to reduce the risk of heart failure by 28%.1
This conclusion is drawn from the Physicians’ Health Study, a large study in which the health of more than 21,400 American physicians was followed for 18 years. The doctors, all men, were on average 53.7 years old at the start of the study.
Eating less of a whole grain breakfast cereal (which is said to contain at least 25% oats or bran) also had positive effects on participants’ heart health, but to a lesser extent. The risk of heart failure was reduced by 22% in subjects who ate two to six servings per week of whole grain cereals. This proportion was 14% among subjects who ate only one serving per week, compared to those who ate none at all.
The majority of physicians in the cohort ate whole grain cereals (79%) rather than refined cereals (21%). According to the results, 35% of participants said they ate whole-grain breakfast cereal seven or more times a week, 39% two to six times a week, and 26% once a week.
Study researchers say that if their data is confirmed by further studies, then it can be argued that whole grain cereals may help reduce the risk of heart failure, even in those who already have a lifestyle. healthy.
Andrée-Anne Guénette – PasseportSanté.net
According to the American Heart Association, MedicineNet.com and HeartCenterOnline.
1. The results of this study were presented in the context of the American Heart Aassociation’s 47th annual Conference on Cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. To learn more about this study: www.americanheart.org.
