Eat Whole Grains for Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that older adults who regularly eat whole grains such as high-fiber cereals and cooked oatmeal may be less likely to develop a conditions that raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests.

Research has also suggested that middle-age adults can lower their risk of metabolic syndrome by favoring whole grains such as bran, oats and brown rice over highly processed grain products like white bread.

Researchers found that men and women with the highest whole-grain intake (generally three servings a day) were less than 50% as likely to have metabolic syndrome as their peers who consumed less than one serving of whole grains per day.

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