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ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION |
1 From the Departments of Nutrition (PK-B, MF, LS, WW, and ER), Epidemiology (SL, DS, WW, and ER), and Biostatistics (DS), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; the Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (PK-B); the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (DRJ); Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (SL, WW, and ER); and the Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, Norway (DRJ)
2 Supported by research grants CA 55075 and HL 35464 and an unrestricted grant from the Kellogg Company. 3 Reprints not available. Address correspondence to P Koh-Banerjee, Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 North Pauline Street, Suite 608, Memphis, TN 38163. E-mail: pkohbane{at}utmem.edu.
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Objective: We aimed to ascertain the associations between changes in new quantitative estimates of whole-grain intake and 8-y weight gain among US men.
Design: The study was conducted in a prospective cohort of 27 082 men aged 40–75 y at baseline in 1986. Data on lifestyle factors were obtained periodically by using self-reported questionnaires, and participants measured and reported their body weight in 1986 and 1994.
Results: In multivariate analyses, an increase in whole-grain intake was inversely associated with long-term weight gain (P for trend < 0.0001). A dose-response relation was observed, and for every 40-g/d increment in whole-grain intake from all foods, weight gain was reduced by 0.49 kg. Bran that was added to the diet or obtained from fortified-grain foods further reduced the risk of weight gain (P for trend = 0.01), and, for every 20 g/d increase in intake, weight gain was reduced by 0.36 kg. Changes in cereal and fruit fiber were inversely related to weight gain. No associations were observed between changes in refined-grain or added germ consumption and body weight.
Conclusions: The increased consumption of whole grains was inversely related to weight gain, and the associations persisted after changes in added bran or fiber intakes were accounted for. This suggests that additional components in whole grains may contribute to favorable metabolic alterations that may reduce long-term weight gain.
Key Words: Whole grains • cereal fiber • bran • obesity • weight gain
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25% whole-grain or bran content by weight. Several studies have adopted this definition and semiquantitatively assessed the number of servings of whole grain–rich foods. However, as a limitation to this method, the actual whole-grain content may vary substantially per serving of food deemed high in whole grains, which results in potential misclassification and residual bias in the estimation of whole-grain effects. This issue is further compounded by the absence of standard serving sizes in various dietary questionnaires across studies (9).
To provide more standardized nomenclature and to increase consumer awareness of high-whole-grain foods, the FDA approved a whole-grain health claim (10) for foods with 51% whole-grain content (by weight) per reference amount customarily consumed (RACC; 11). RACC is a measurement established by the FDA for policy purposes: the amount of foods customarily consumed per eating occasion for each category on the list is based primarily on national food-consumption surveys conducted by the US Department of Agriculture. With regard to whole-grain content, foods must contain all portions of the kernel and provide a minimum of 16 g whole grain/RACC. Compliance with the definition is determined by reference to the fiber content of whole wheat (10). However, data to support these regulatory requirements are lacking, in part because of limitations in existing whole-grain databases. To date, no studies have apportioned foods into their respective whole-grain and non-whole-grain ingredients and calculated the percentage of whole-grain concentration across foods. Further, estimates of whole-grain concentrations in cereals obtained by using the method of Jacobs et al did not separate out the bran content added during processing to increase the dietary fiber or micronutrient composition (or both). In this regard, it will be of interest to ascertain whether the associations between whole-grain foods and body weight are primarily driven by bran, some other dietary component of whole-grain foods, or another, related aspect of diet. Whether added germ is associated with body weight independent of whole grains is unknown, and no prior studies showed whether the types or food sources of fiber are differentially related to changes in body weight.
Therefore, we prospectively examined the associations between changes in whole-grain intakes with long-term weight gain among a cohort of 27 082 men by using new quantitative estimates of grams of consumption from foods that meet various classification criteria. We further examined the associations of added bran, germ, and the various types of fiber with weight gain.
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We excluded from the analysis men who died or developed heart disease, stroke, cancer, or diabetes before 1994 (n = 13 169) because the development of these diseases may alter weight measures, dietary intake, and physical activity. Furthermore, we excluded men who failed to report their body weight or dietary data (n = 11 278) for the study period. Our analysis is therefore based on 27 082 healthy men for whom we have a complete set of predictor and outcome information for the study period of 1986 to 1994. The Institutional Review Board of the Harvard School of Public Health approved the protocol for this study.
Outcome assessment
The outcome was defined as the difference between the body weights reported by the subjects on the 1986 and 1994 questionnaires. Previously, we evaluated the reproducibility and validity of the self-reported measures of weight by using a subset of the cohort on whom technician-assessed measurements were taken 6 mo apart (12). The validity of self-reported height was not evaluated because that measurement was previously reported as highly valid (13). Self-reported weight and the average of 2 technician measures of weight were highly correlated at 0.97, and there were no significant linear trends in accuracy of reported weight across quartiles of age or body mass index (12).
Dietary exposures
Detailed dietary information was obtained in 1986, 1990, and 1994 through the use of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) described previously (14, 15). The FFQ was used to assess typical food intake over the previous year and included questions regarding the consumption of grain foods such as cooked and cold breakfast cereals, white and dark bread, white and brown rice, and pasta. The men were asked to specify the brand and type of cold breakfast cereal usually eaten. For each food, a commonly used unit or portion size was specified, and these portions were converted to gram weights per serving. The participant was asked how often, on average, he had consumed the specified amount during the previous year; 9 responses were possible, ranging from "never" to "6 times/d." The FFQ included open-ended questions regarding the usual serving size and frequency of consumption of foods not listed on the FFQ.
Using time-specific product labels and US Department of Agriculture national nutrient database information, we partitioned all foods on the FFQ into their whole-grain and non-whole-grain ingredients, consistent with the classification developed by the US Department of Agriculture (16), and we determined the percentage of whole-grain concentration per food serving on a dry weight basis. Complete nutrient and ingredient data were available from breakfast cereal manufacturers for all 3 time periods, which allowed the successful characterization of >250 brand-name breakfast cereals. Manufacturers’ product information was also used to develop whole-grain profiles for commercially prepared foods such as bran muffins, and cookbooks (eg, The Joy of Cooking) were used to create recipes for home-prepared bakery items.
For the survey question on "dark bread," we used a composite of recipes to represent commercial wheat (not whole-wheat) and wheatberry breads, which were selected on the basis of their proportion of marketplace shelf space during those periods. The nutrient profile was derived from US Department of Agriculture nutrient data and labels from 4 commercial wheat breads, including Home Pride Honey Wheat Berry Bread (Interstate Bakeries Corp, Kansas City, MO), Albertson’s Wheat Bread (Albertson’s Inc, Boise, ID), Pepperidge Farm Light Style Wheat Bread (Pepperidge Farm, Inc, Norwalk, CT), and Country Farms Wheat Berry Bread (Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc, St Louis). The recipe for "other cooked breakfast cereal" on the FFQ was based on cream of wheat, which was selected on the basis of the proportion of marketplace shelf space for hot cereals from 1986 to 1994.
Whole grains were considered in their intact and pulverized forms, and each whole-grain ingredient was required to satisfy the content of an individual type of grain; ie, whole-grain wheat must have the proper content of bran, endosperm, and germ (C Pratt, personal communication, 2002). The whole-grain designation was assigned to the following items in the database: whole wheat and whole-wheat flour, whole oats and whole-oat flour, whole cornmeal and corn flour, brown rice and brown rice flour, whole barley, whole rye and rye flour, bulgur, buckwheat, popcorn, amaranth, and psyllium. Wheat bran, corn bran, oat bran, rice bran, and wheat germ that were added to foods to increase the fiber content were further considered as added bran and germ, respectively.
The whole-grain percentage for each food was then multiplied by the gram weight per serving to obtain the grams of whole-grain content per RACC. Total whole-grain consumption (in g/d) was then calculated by summing the whole-grain intakes from 1) high-whole-grain foods with 51% whole-grain content by weight in accordance with the FDA whole-grain claim; 2) moderate whole-grain foods with 25% whole-grain or bran content by weight according to the classification of Jacobs et al; and 3) all foods consumed. Total bran and germ consumption were calculated in a similar manner and further subdivided into their natural and added components. The natural portion included the amount of bran and germ that would correspond to the amount of whole grain in the food, and any amount exceeding the naturally occurring portion was considered to have been added.
The refined-grain group was calculated in servings per day and included grain foods with <25% whole-grain content by weight, such as cooked and other cold breakfast cereals, dark bread made from wheat flour rather than whole-wheat flour, white bread, English muffins, bagels or rolls, pancakes or waffles, white rice, pasta, cookies, doughnuts, brownies, sweet rolls, coffee cake, and pizza.
The FFQ was validated among a subset of the study participants as reported previously (14, 17). Two FFQs were administered 1 y apart, with two 1-wk diet records administered 6 mo apart during this 1-y period. The performance of the FFQ in assessing the intakes of individual grain products was further evaluated, and the Pearson correlation coefficients between the FFQs and the dietary records ranged from 0.30 for servings of refined-grain foods to 0.86 for those of cold breakfast cereals (17, 18).
Statistical analysis
The differences in mean grain intakes from 1986 to 1994 were compared by using Wilcoxon’s signed-rank tests. We determined the age- and energy-adjusted means for lifestyle and dietary characteristics across increasing quintiles of whole-grain intakes. Tests for linear trend were calculated by assigning the median value for each quintile of intake treated as a continuous variable by using linear (for continuous outcome variables) or logistic (for dichotomous outcome variables) regression models.
Using multivariate linear regression, we examined how changes in intakes of whole grain, refined grain, and added bran and germ (1986–1994) were associated with the dependent variable, namely the change in weight (in kg) in the same period. We used the robust variance estimate (19) to obtain valid inferences and avoid the necessary assumptions of normality for linear regression. In all analyses, there was one observation per participant. Whole grains were modeled as continuous variables when tests for nonlinearity using spline regression were not statistically significant; otherwise, the exposures were categorized. We calculated the multivariate adjusted least-squares means for changes in body weight across categories of change in whole grains and fixed the continuous covariates at their respective median values and the categorical values at their modal values.
Multivariable models included age (in 5-y categories), the respective baseline exposure measure (quintiles or continuous), baseline weight (quintiles), and baseline and change in total calories (continuous variables), alcohol (quintiles), and total physical activity (both in quintiles). Change in smoking status between 1986 and 1994 was included as a categorical variable. Men who were nonsmokers at both time periods were classified as "nonsmokers," and men who were smokers at both periods were categorized as "habitual smokers." Men who reported smoking in 1986 and nonsmoking in 1994 were classified as "quitters," and men who reported never smoking in 1986 and smoking in 1994 were classified as "new smokers."
We adjusted for the percentages of energy derived from protein and monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated, and trans unsaturated fatty acids to examine the possibility that dietary patterns associated with diets high in whole grains would explain any apparent inverse associations. We also considered constituents found in whole grains that may potentially mediate the association with weight gain. For these analyses, we further adjusted for intakes of dietary fiber, folate, magnesium, and vitamins E and B-6.
To evaluate the influence of measurement error on the association between changes in whole grains and weight gain, we used a subset of participants from a separate but similar study (15, 20) for whom repeated dietary records and FFQs were available in both 1980 and 1986. Using the regression calibration approach (Appendix A) together with data from our main study, we adjusted the regression coefficients and least-squares means for measurement error. All statistical analyses were conducted by using SAS software (version 8.2; SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC), and statistical significance was defined as a two-tailed P value < 0.05.
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. The high-whole-grain foods (51% whole-grain content by weight) that contributed most to intake (in g/d) included select cold breakfast cereals (37.6%), brown rice (25.3%), cooked oatmeal (21.8%), and popcorn (11.6%). Of the participants who reported eating breakfast cereals (76.3% of the cohort), 44.2% reported eating breakfast cereals with 51% whole-grain content by weight, 26% reported eating breakfast cereals with 25–50% whole-grain content by weight, and 29.7% reported eating refined-grain cereals (<25% whole-grain content by weight). The foods that fulfilled the 25% whole-grain content criterion included specific cold breakfast cereals, crackers, and other grains. On the basis of the composite of commercial wheat bread formulations used, "dark bread" had <25% whole-grain content by weight, and it was therefore classified as a refined grain. Dark bread contributed to the participants’ total whole-grain consumption; each slice provides 2 g whole grain.
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The age and energy-adjusted descriptive characteristics of the study population across quintile categories of whole-grain intake from all foods are shown in Table 2. The median intakes of whole grains ranged from 3.0 g/d in the lowest category of intake to 42.7 g/d in the highest category. Favorable trends in lifestyle and dietary factors across quintile categories of whole-grain intake were significant for all factors (P for trend < 0.001 for all). Compared with participants in the lowest category, those in the highest category of consumption tended to have a lower BMI, were less likely to smoke, and were more physically active. Higher intakes of whole grains were associated with lower intakes of total fat, saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, and alcohol and higher intakes of dietary fiber, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B-6, and folate. Glycemic load was higher in those with greater whole-grain intakes.
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. All participants tended to gain weight over the 8-y follow-up period, and the mean weight gain was 1.9 ± 5.2 kg. After adjustment for potential confounding variables and dietary factors associated with diets high in whole grains, increases in consumption of whole grains (in g/d) over the 8-y period were inversely related to weight gain (P for trend < 0.01, regardless of the whole-grain concentration of the food sources). For every 40-g/d increment in whole grains from all foods (the approximate difference in median intakes between the highest and lowest quintiles), long-term weight gain was reduced by 0.49 kg.
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Using the results of our validation study, we further corrected for covariate measurement error in the average changes in body weight associated with quintile changes in grain intakes. After correction for measurement error, the 8-y weight gain associated with a 40-g/d difference in whole-grain intake was 1.1 kg (compared with 0.49 kg, uncorrected).
Dietary fiber was inversely related to weight gain independent of whole grains (P for trend < 0.0001). The men in the lowest quintile of change gained 1.40 kg, whereas the men in the highest quintile of change gained 0.39 kg (Table 4). For every 20-g/d increase in dietary fiber, weight gain was reduced by 1.18 kg. After correction for measurement error, long-term weight gain was reduced by 5.5 kg for each 20-g/d increment in dietary fiber.
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Cereal fiber was inversely related to weight gain (P for trend < 0.001). For every 20 g/d increment in cereal fiber, weight gain was reduced by 0.81 kg. Similarly, changes in cold breakfast cereal consumption (servings/d) significantly predicted weight gain. Increases in intake of cereals with 51% whole-grain content by weight protected against weight gain (P for trend < 0.001), whereas the association with changes in intake of cereals with 25–50% whole-grain content was only marginally significant (P for trend = 0.05 for trend). In contrast, refined-grain cereals (<25% whole-grain content) were positively related to long-term weight gain (P for trend < 0.001).
Added bran consumption was also inversely associated with weight gain in a dose-response manner, and men in the highest quintile of change gained 15% less weight than did men in the lowest quintile over 8 y (P for trend = 0.01; Table 5). For every 20-g/d increment in added bran intake, weight gain was reduced by 0.36 kg. In contrast, there was no significant trend across categories of refined-grain or added germ intakes.
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25% whole-grain or bran content by weight. Changes in added bran consumption also negatively predicted weight gain, whereas no association was observed for changes in servings of refined grains or in grams of added germ intake. To our knowledge, this is the first prospective cohort study to report the independent associations between changes in quantitative estimates of whole grains (in g/d) and weight gain among men.
Whereas whole grains have been inversely associated with body weight and fat distribution (1-4), few experimental studies have been conducted to directly examine this relation. In one randomized crossover trial, body weight was reduced after 6 wk on a whole-grain diet, compared with a refined-grain diet (21). The difference was not significant, but the follow-up period may have been too brief for significant weight loss to occur. Prospective data directly linking changes in consumption of whole grains to weight gain are further lacking, particularly among men (22). In a recent study among female nurses, Liu et al (4) reported that women in the highest quintile of change in whole-grain intake gained 1.07 kg over two 4-y intervals, whereas women in the lowest quintile gained 1.58 kg. The magnitude of the reported association is consistent with our findings, because the median difference in intake between the extreme quintiles of whole-grain intake (
40 g/d increment) was associated with a 0.49-kg weight gain.
In the current study, the effect of whole grains was mildly attenuated after adjustment for food sources of fiber and micronutrients including magnesium, which suggests that the apparent effects of whole grains may be partially mediated by these nutrients. Fiber may decrease energy intake and induce weight loss by inducing satiety (23, 24) and reducing postprandial glucose concentrations (25-27). Moreover, because of their high fiber and water content, whole-grain foods contain fewer calories gram-for-gram than does an isovolemic amount of corresponding refined-grain food (21). Dietary fiber generally has been inversely associated with body weight (28) and body fat (29, 30). In the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study, fiber was inversely associated with BMI at all levels of fat intake, and it predicted insulin concentrations and 10-y weight gain (31). Whereas, in our study, increases in fiber consumption had a stronger association with long-term weight change than did increases in whole-grain consumption, measurement error may partially account for the difference in the magnitude of the estimated effects. Consumers often have difficulty in discerning whole-grain products (32), and the limited number of whole-grain foods listed on the FFQ may contribute to measurement error and attenuate the weight change estimates for whole grains (33).
Whereas fiber has been inversely linked to body weight, the food sources of fiber have not previously been related to body weight. In our study, cereal fiber significantly protected against weight gain independent of fruit and vegetable fibers. In the Framingham Offspring Study, cereal fiber was favorably related to fasting insulin concentrations (1). Furthermore, in several prospective cohort studies, low cereal fiber content and a high glycemic load were positively associated with risk of type 2 diabetes (33-37). The mechanisms by which cereal fiber may affect insulin sensitivity are unknown because cereals are predominantly sources of insoluble fibers that do not result in highly viscous intestinal contents (25-27). Instead, the reductions in plasma glucose and insulin that are related to reductions in body weight have been attributed to the viscosity of soluble fiber sources that delays gastric emptying, intestinal absorption, or both (25-27).
In support of the potential effect of soluble fiber sources, fruit fiber and apples were inversely associated with long-term weight gain. In a recent feeding study, 12 wk of supplementation with apples and pears consumed 3 times/d contributed to weight loss among overweight women aged 30–50 y (38). Surprisingly, vegetable fiber did not appear to reduce long-term weight gain in this population. It is plausible that increases in vegetable fiber consumption did not confer added benefit because of high baseline intakes.
Because the inverse relation between whole grains and weight gain was not entirely explained by types of fiber, other benefits likely pertain to properties of whole-grain as compared with refined-grain products, including a lower glycemic index and greater particle size (1, 39). Moreover, compounds that are botanically linked to fiber may confer benefits beyond the effect of fiber itself (40). In particular, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, and phytoestrogens are abundant in the bran (41), in contrast to the fiber derived from the starchy endosperm. This may explain why fiber from whole-grain foods has been inversely related to adverse health outcomes, unlike the fiber derived from refined grains (41). Furthermore, whereas fortification of flours may replace B vitamins, other nutrients lost during processing are not replaced (42). These observations underscore both the importance of the grain source of fiber and the potentially synergistic effect of constituents naturally found in whole grains (41).
Added bran, which was inversely related to weight gain in our study, has been purported to improve carbohydrate tolerance through antioxidant mechanisms (43) by reducing serum iron concentrations and increasing magnesium concentrations (44). Although we did not separately examine the sources of bran on weight gain, most of the bran that was consumed in this population was derived from wheat and oats. Epidemiologic studies have consistently shown a beneficial effect of wheat fiber in reducing the risk of diabetes (33-37), but the findings for wheat bran supplementation on glycemic control have been mixed. In a recent crossover study, wheat bran did not influence glycemic control in diabetics (43), although, in other feeding studies, wheat bran significantly improved glucose tolerance (45, 46). Oat bran has been found to enhance glycemic control, attributed in part to the unbranched ß-glucan component of soluble oat fiber (47). Whereas no effects were observed for the intake of supplemental germ, there may have been insufficient variation in intakes to detect any association.
Because many dietary factors may induce metabolic alterations within a relatively short latency period, we assessed changes in whole grains that were concurrent with weight gain (15). This study design may limit the drawing of causal inferences. However, the consistency of our findings with those of prior studies and the likely effects induced by whole grains on weight gain lend credence to important causal relations. Confounding also poses a challenge in the study of whole grains, as an increased consumption may be a marker for changes in other health behaviors. However, we adjusted the regression models for changes in several other lifestyle and dietary behaviors, including smoking, physical activity, and fat consumption with only a modest attenuation of the relation between whole grains and weight gain.
Because of measurement errors in assessing changes in diet, the observed associations are underestimations of the true effect estimates. After accounting for these errors, long-term weight gain was reduced by 1.1 kg for each 40-g/d increment in whole grains from all foods (0.49 kg, uncorrected). Moreover, the dose-response relation appeared strongest for whole grains with 25% whole grain or bran content by weight (1.6 kg for each 40 g/d increment, after correction for measurement error; 0.56 kg, uncorrected). Our findings suggest that the current FDA whole-grain health claim may not adequately capture all of the benefits of reduced body weight associated with whole-grain foods because added bran is excluded from the definition. Further scientific data are needed to establish optimal whole-grain intakes for various health outcomes. Studies may also examine how particular types of grains and bran fibers may affect body weight regulation among diverse populations.
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We assume a linear model for Y:
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In addition, we assume a linear measurement error model:
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is a [p1 x (1 + p)] matrix of regression parameters describing the measurement error models for each of the p1 covariates, X, measured with error.
As stated by Rosner et al (1) and Spiegelman et al (2), a consistent estimator of ß*, 
*, is given by
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is obtained from the regression of Y on (1, ZT, UT)T in the main study, and 
is obtained from the regression of X on (1, ZT, UT)T in the validation study.
The variance, 
ß*, for this estimator is given in references 1 and 2 as a function of the variances of and , which are the standard variances from the respective linear regression models.
Then the estimator of the least-squares mean at a specified value of X = x and U = u, 
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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The authors’ contributions to this publication are as follows: design of the study, analysis of the data, and writing of the manuscript (PK-B, DS, and SL); database development and writing of the manuscript (MF and LS); writing of the manuscript (DJ); and securing the funding, collection and analysis of the data, design of the study, and writing of the manuscript (WW and ER). None of the authors had any personal or financial conflicts of interest to report.
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M. K Jensen, P. Koh-Banerjee, M. Franz, L. Sampson, M. Gronbaek, and E. B Rimm Whole grains, bran, and germ in relation to homocysteine and markers of glycemic control, lipids, and inflammation 1 Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, February 1, 2006; 83(2): 275 - 283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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 L. Qi, R. M. van Dam, S. Liu, M. Franz, C. Mantzoros, and F. B. Hu Whole-Grain, Bran, and Cereal Fiber Intakes and Markers of Systemic Inflammation in Diabetic Women Diabetes Care, February 1, 2006; 29(2): 207 - 211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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N. R Sahyoun, P. F Jacques, X. L Zhang, W. Juan, and N. M McKeown Whole-grain intake is inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome and mortality in older adults Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, January 1, 2006; 83(1): 124 - 131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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