Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies -

Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies
Information type: Systematic reviews
Source: British Medical Journal
Specialities: Cancers | Cardiovascular system disorders | Nutritional and metabolic disorders
Summary
Meta-analysis of 45 studies found that a higher intake of whole grains (90g/day) is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.73-0.85) and total cancer (0.85, 0.80 to 0.91), all cause (0.83, 0.77 to 0.90) and disease specific mortality.
UKMi comment
An editorial explores some of the mechanisms which could explain the association between intake and lower risk of major diseases and death. It also highlights the need for further research on the biological mechanisms of health effects and the contribution to health of different grain types before presenting Scandinavian countries e.g Denmark as an example of a place with higher dietary whole grain intake for the UK to learn from.
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