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The likelihood of developing heart disease is indeed lower with a diet high in fiber, especially water-soluble fiber, according to a study in the latest issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, published by the American Medical Association.

The findings are based on data from nearly 10,000 subjects participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-up study. When they enrolled, the participants completed a 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire, which was used to calculate nutrient intake

They were then followed for an average of 19 years. During that time, over 1800 cases of coronary heart disease occurred, as well as nearly 3800 cases of other vascular diseases.

Dr. Jiang He of Tulane University in New Orleans, and others, estimate that individuals with the highest amount of fiber in their diet had a 12 percent lower risk of heart disease than those with the lowest intake of fiber

The reduction in risk of other vascular diseases with high fiber consumption was 11 percent.

Protection against heart disease was even stronger for high levels of soluble fiber consumption, with a reduction in risk of 15 percent.

The results "support the existing American Heart Association recommendations to increase dietary fiber intake from foods to approximately 25 to 30 grams per day," Dr. He's group concludes.

SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003.

 

 

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