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Diet & Nutrition
For a healthier heart, don't go against the grain
August 18th, 2005
Women with a history of heart disease who participated in a research study and reported having eaten six or more servings of whole grains per week had slower progression of atherosclerosis, a condition in which built-up plaque narrows the passageways through which blood flows. Researchers funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and other granting agencies reported the findings in the American Heart Journal. The study was led by Alice H. Lichtenstein, director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. She and colleagues studied 229...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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