Benefit May be from Bran?

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Talk of the devil: " A diet rich in whole grains does seem to lower a

man's risk of developing heart disease, with the bran component of

grains playing a key role, a large study suggests. "

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?

reutersid=4998 & nl=4

http://snipurl.com/c356

Rodney.

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

If they are right then it is only the **BRAN** that confers the

benefit .............. " Added germ was not associated with CHD

risk " .

Here is the abstract:

" Intakes of whole grains, bran, and germ and the risk of coronary

heart disease in men.

Jensen MK, Koh-Banerjee P, Hu FB, Franz M, Sampson L, Gronbaek M,

Rimm EB.

Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

02115, USA.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that a daily intake of 3

servings of whole-grain foods is associated with a reduced risk of

coronary heart disease (CHD). However, methods for the assessment of

whole-grain intake differ. Furthermore, any additional effects of

added bran and germ, which are components of whole grains, have not

been reported. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the

association of whole-grain, bran, and germ intakes (with the use of

new quantitative measures) with the incidence of CHD. DESIGN: This

was a prospective cohort study of 42,850 male health professionals

aged 40-75 y at baseline in 1986 who were free from cardiovascular

disease, cancer, and diabetes. Daily whole-grain, bran, and germ

intakes were derived in grams per day from a detailed

semiquantitative dietary questionnaire. RESULTS: During 14 y of

follow-up, we documented 1818 incident cases of CHD. After

cardiovascular disease risk factors and the intakes of bran and germ

added to foods were controlled for, the hazard ratio of CHD between

extreme quintiles of whole-grain intake was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.70, 0.96;

P for trend=0.01). The hazard ratio of CHD in men with the highest

intake of added bran was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.60, 0.82) compared with men

with no intake of added bran (P for trend < or = 0.001). Added germ

was not associated with CHD risk. CONCLUSION: This study supports the

reported beneficial association of whole-grain intake with CHD and

suggests that the bran component of whole grains could be a key

factor in this relation. "

Rodney.

--- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi folks:

>

> Talk of the devil: " A diet rich in whole grains does seem to lower

a

> man's risk of developing heart disease, with the bran component of

> grains playing a key role, a large study suggests. "

>

> http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?

> reutersid=4998 & nl=4

>

> http://snipurl.com/c356

>

> Rodney.