http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/stories/person/7628 Stories and external links referencing a person (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/eating-whole-grain-cereals-may-help-men-lower-heart-failure-risk <!--paging_filter-->&nbsp;<p>Men who consume a higher amount of whole grain breakfast cereals may have a reduced risk of heart failure, according to a report by Harvard researchers published in the October 22 issue of <a title="" href="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/19/2080">Archives of Internal Medicine</a>.</p><p>"The lifetime risk of heart failure is estimated at 20 percent (one in five) for both men and women aged 40 years," according to background information in the article. Studies have suggested that the risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol) and mortality can be reduced with a diet rich in grain products.</p><p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/eating-whole-grain-cereals-may-help-men-lower-heart-failure-risk">read more</a></p> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:14:44 -0400 404132862 7626 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu