Whole grain breakfast cereals are 'better for the heart'

An interesting article on whole grain high fibre breakfasts. The study mentioned was funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute in US.

"To some it is like chewing soggy cardboard. To others it is the only way to start the day. Now researchers have come to the defence of lovers of muesli, Weetabix, Shredded Wheat and similar breakfast cereals with a study showing they really are better for the heart.

People who eat whole grain breakfast cereals seven or more times a week have a 28 per cent lower risk of developing heart failure, researchers found.

The risk of heart failure falls 22 per cent in those who eat the cereals two to six times a week and by 14 per cent in those who eat them up to once week." read more at Independent.co.uk

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