Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Eating Lots of Fiber Increases Survival of Heart Attack

Greater chances of living longer in heart attack survivors, if dietary intake of fibre is increased, especially cereal fibre, finds research published today on bmj.com. Those who ate most fibre had a 25% lower chance of dying in the nine years after their heart attack compared with those who ate least fibre, the researchers found. Every 10g per day increase in fibre intake was associated with a 15% lower risk of dying over the nine-year follow-up period. The ...

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