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Diverse Sources of Fiber May Help
Prevent Several Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease. |
NEW YORK
(Reuters Health) - A diet that includes diverse sources of fiber may
help prevent several major risk factors for heart disease, a study
of French adults suggests.
The study of nearly 6,000 men and women found that the higher the
participants' fiber intake, the lower their risk of being overweight
or having elevated blood pressure or cholesterol.
The researchers also found that fiber from different sources had
somewhat different effects. Fiber from whole grains, for example,
was linked to lower body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and levels
of a blood protein called homocysteine, which is connected to heart
disease risk.
Fruit fiber was associated with lower blood pressure and less
abdominal fat, while fiber from vegetables appeared to lower the
risk of high blood pressure and high homocysteine concentrations.
And fiber from nuts, dried fruit and seeds was linked to a lower
BMI, a lesser risk of abdominal obesity and lower blood sugar
levels.
These findings all point to the importance of getting fiber from a
variety of sources, according to Denis Lairon, a researcher at the
French national health institute INSERM and the study's lead author.
The results also suggest that adults would do well to get more than
the recommended fiber intake of roughly 25 grams per day, Lairon and
his colleagues say. In their study, each 5-gram increase above that
was linked to a greater decrease in the risks of being overweight or
having high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
People can generally have fiber intakes of up to 70 grams a day
without having digestive symptoms such as bloating and cramping,
Lairon told Reuters Health. He added, though, that a sudden jump in
roughage intake might cause some problems.
The study findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, are based on information on diet and lifestyle habits
gathered from 5,961 adults ages 35 to 60. The men and women were
separated into five group based on fiber intake.
Lairon's team found that those with highest total intake had a 30
percent lower risk of being overweight -- with factors like age,
calorie intake, exercise and smoking taken into account.
They had similarly lower risks of high blood pressure and elevated
cholesterol compared with their peers who ate the least fiber. The
findings add to evidence that fiber does a heart good, but also
suggest, according to Lairon and his colleagues, that 25 grams per
day is the "minimum" needed to reap significant benefits.
In the U.S., it's been estimated that the average adult eats only
about 15 grams of fiber a day.
SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, December 2005.
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