Association between dietary whole grain intake and risk of mortality: two large prospective studies in US men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Higher intake of whole grains has been associated with a lower risk of major chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD), although limited prospective evidence exists regarding whole grains' association with mortality.

Objective

To examine the association between dietary whole grain consumption and risk of mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

We investigated 74 341 women from the Nurses' Health Study (1984-2010) and 43 744 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2010), 2 large prospective cohort studies. All patients were free of CVD and cancer at baseline.

Main outcomes and measures

Hazard ratios (HRs) for total mortality and mortality due to CVD and cancer according to quintiles of who

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4429593 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature