Replacing one serving of red meat per day with one serving of whole grains would reduce the risk of death by an estimated 14% over 22 to 28 years according to two studies analyzed by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Read the entire article | Email this article

The one-fifth of people consuming the most whole grains (34 grams per day) were 17% less likely to die during an average follow-up of 14 years compared to the one-fifth of people consuming the least (4 grams per day) according to a study of 367,442 people from the prospective NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

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Eating 4 servings (70 grams) of whole grains per day was associated with a 22% lower risk of dying during the study periods compared with those who ate little or no whole grains according to an meta-analysis of 14 studies that involved a total of 786,076 people.

Each 16 grams (one serving) intake of whole grains per day was associated with a 7% lower risk of dying during the study periods.

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Eating 4 servings of whole grains per day was associated with a 22% lower risk of death compared with those who ate little or no whole grains during the study period according to an meta-analysis combined results from 12 published studies, in addition to unpublished results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III and NHANES 1999-2004.

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Eating 4 servings of whole grains per day was associated with a 22% lower risk of death compared with those who ate little or no whole grains during the study period according to an meta-analysis combined results from 12 published studies, in addition to unpublished results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III and NHANES 1999-2004.

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The one-forth of men and women with the highest whole grain intake had a 25-27% lower risk of heart attack during a 13.6 year follow-up compared to the one-fourth with the lowest intake according to a study from researchers at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“When the specific cereal species were considered, rye and oats, but not wheat, were associated with lower myocardial infarction risk in men,” the authors note.

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Grain consumption per capita in the U.S. has increased nearly 50 percent since the early 1970's , but who grain consumption has dropped according to a report titled F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read the entire article | Email this article

People who eat a diet with a high amount of whole grains -- about 3 servings per day -- weigh roughly 4 pounds less than those who eat a diet with a low amount of whole grains according to an analysis of fifteen studies that included data from 119,829 males and females who were 13 years and older. Read the entire article | Email this article

Women who consume at least one serving of whole grains per day are 32 percent less likely to be overweight or obese according to a study from General Mills.

This was after adjusting for age, calorie intake, dietary fiber, alcohol intake, level of physical activity, smoking status, ethnicity and education. Read the entire article | Email this article

Every one gram of whole grains consumed decreases the risk of being obese versus being normal weight in men by 10 percent, and in women by 4 percent according to a study from researchers from TNO Quality of Life in The Netherlands which is is among the world’s largest research centers in nutrition and health. Read the entire article | Email this article

Adolescents who consumed more than one serving of whole grains per day weighed on average about 10 pounds less than kids who no whole grains according to a study from researchers at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Those consuming more than one serving per day weighed about 4 pounds less than those consuming 0-1 servings per day. Read the entire article | Email this article

The one-fifth of people who consumed the most whole grains were 25 percent less likely to coronary heart disease during a 10 year follow-up, and were 51 percent less likely if they had never smoked according to a recent study from researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

This was after adjusting for age, smoking, body mass index, postmenopausal hormone use, alcohol intake, multivitamin use, vitamin E supplement use, aspirin use, physical activity, and types of fat intake. Read the entire article | Email this article

Eating whole-grain breakfast cereals lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes according to a study from researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Those eating at least 7 servings of whole-grain cereal per week were 37 percent less likely to get type 2 diabetes during an average follow-up of 19 years. Read the entire article | Email this article

Men who consumed one or more servings of whole-grain cereal per day -- but not refined grains -- were 20 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular causes during a five-and-one-half year follow-up, and 17 percent less likely to die from all causes according to a study from according to a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. "[ Our data ] highlight the importance of distinguishing whole-grain from refined-grain cereals in the prevention of chronic diseases," the paper concluded. Read the entire article | Email this article

People who consume the most whole grains weigh the least according to a study from researchers at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Read the entire article | Email this article

Fatty foods are associated with more weight gain in preschool-aged children, whereas the consumption of breads and grains are associated with less weight gain according to a study from Harvard University in Boston, Mass. Read the entire article | Email this article

Men who consume one or more servings of whole grain cereal per day are 17 percent less likely to die off all causes, and 20 percent less likely to die of cardiovascular disease than men who rarely or nenever consume whole grain cereal according to a study from researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Read the entire article | Email this article

High-fiber, whole-grain foods are associated with less weight gain over time than refined-grain foods according to a recent study from researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.

"Women who consumed more whole grains consistently weighed less than did women who consumed less whole grains," the authors wrote. Read the entire article | Email this article