Post by Tim Wescott on May 27, 2004 15:00:31 GMT -5
Fruit and Cereal Fiber Keep Heart Healthy
A review of sutdies in the Archives of Internal Medicine found an association between eating fruit and cereal fibers and a reduced risk for heart disease. For every 10 grams of fiber consumed per day, the risk of heart attack among the study participants was 14 percent lower and the risk of dying from heart disease was 27 percent lower.
Interestingly enough, fruit and cereal fibers had a more beneficial effect than vegetable fibers in this study. The researchers think it is because vegetables that are starchy or heavily processed have been shown to have a negative effect on the heart and may have countered the positive effects of the healthier ones. The American Dietetic Association recommends eating 25 to 35 grams of fiber daily.
A review of sutdies in the Archives of Internal Medicine found an association between eating fruit and cereal fibers and a reduced risk for heart disease. For every 10 grams of fiber consumed per day, the risk of heart attack among the study participants was 14 percent lower and the risk of dying from heart disease was 27 percent lower.
Interestingly enough, fruit and cereal fibers had a more beneficial effect than vegetable fibers in this study. The researchers think it is because vegetables that are starchy or heavily processed have been shown to have a negative effect on the heart and may have countered the positive effects of the healthier ones. The American Dietetic Association recommends eating 25 to 35 grams of fiber daily.