Rice consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: results from a pooled analysis of 3 U.S. cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health concerns have been raised about rice consumption, which may significantly contribute to arsenic exposure. However, little is known regarding whether habitual rice consumption is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Objective

We examined prospectively the association of white rice and brown rice consumption with CVD risk.

Design

We followed a total of 207,556 women and men [73,228 women from the Nurses' Health Study (1984-2010), 92,158 women from the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2011), and 42,170 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2010)] who were free of CVD and cancer at baseline. Validated semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaires were used to assess consumption of white rice, brown rice, and other food items

SUBMITTER: Muraki I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4266886 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature