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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Study Finds Eating Whole Grains May Help You Live Longer

In a recent study published online in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the findings may just surprise you. Eating whole grains such as popcorn, oats and quinoa may help you live a longer, healthier life.

"If you are really looking into whole-grain consumption with other diseases, stroke, heart disease and colorectal cancer, whole grains are consistently associated with [a] lower risk of those diseases," Dr. Qi Sun stated. “However, a higher intake of whole grains did not appear to reduce the risk of dying from cancer, the researchers found. It's possible that the two studies didn't have enough cases of specific kinds of cancer to show whether eating whole grains is helpful for cancer-related longevity.”

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