A new study comparing cereal intake and the risk of heart failure among more than 21,000 doctors who took part in the Physicians Health Study I found that men who ate whole-grain breakfast cereal regularly were less likely to develop heart failure than those who ate it rarely. The risks of heart failure were highest among those who never ate the cereal.
The researchers concluded that their data "demonstrate that a higher intake of whole grain breakfast cereals is associated with a lower risk of heart failure." The protective effect of whole-grain cereal against heart failure may be due to the beneficial effects of whole grains on heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, heart attack risk, diabetes and obesity.
Source: "Breakfast Cereals and Risk of Heart Failure in the Physicians' Health Study I" Archives of Internal Medicine, Oct 2007; 167: 2080 - 2085 (Subscription required)
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