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Hungry heart. (health matters).(Brief Article)
Want another good reason to eat more fiber-rich fruits, grains and vegetables? A six-year study conducted by Harvard Medical School shows that a fiber-rich diet may be able to help lower a woman's risk of heart disease.
"These findings generally support dietary recommendations to increase the consumption of fiber-rich whole grains and fruits and vegetables as a primary preventive measure," the Harvard researchers report in the January issue of The Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The study, in which 38,000 female health professionals age 45 and older participated, showed that the women who ate the most fiber were less likely to develop heart disease and suffer heart attacks than those whose diets were less rich in fiber. The differences, while slight, nonetheless support the ...
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