Whole Grain Consumption and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Higher intake of whole grains may exert cardiometabolic benefits, although findings on stroke risk are inconclusive. The potentially differential effects of individual whole grain foods on ischemic stroke have not been examined.

Methods

We analyzed whole grain consumption in relation to ischemic stroke among 71 750 women from the Nurses' Health Study and 42 823 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study who were free of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer at baseline (1984 and 1986, respectively) through 2010 using a Cox proportional hazards model. Validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires were used to assess consumption of whole grain intake, including whole grain cold breakfast cereal, dark bread, oatmeal, brow

SUBMITTER: Juan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726805 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature