Whole grain cuts all-cause mortality in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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A new study in the March 10, 2010 issue of Circulation suggests eating whole grain and wheat bran may help reduce risk of all-cause deaths and deaths from cardiovascular disease in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
For the study, Meian He MD, Ph.D. of Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues analysed data from 7822 US women with type 2 diabetes mellitus who participated in the Nurse' Health Study. During the follow-up of up to 26 years, 852 women died from all causes and 295 from cardiovascular disease.
The researchers found those whose intake of whole grain, cereal fiber, bran and germ in the highest fifth were 16 to 31 percent less likely to die from all causes compared with those in the lowest fifth after adjustment for age.
When other risk factors were considered, only intake of bran was still significantly associated with reduced all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease related mortality. The reduction in the all-cause deaths and cardiovascular deaths by bran intake was up to 28 percent and 35 percent, respectively.
The researchers concluded "Whole-grain and bran intakes were associated with reduced all-cause and CVD-specific mortality in women with diabetes mellitus. These findings suggest a potential benefit of whole-grain intake in reducing mortality and cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients."
David Liu
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