Whole Grain Breakfast Cereals Reduce Hypertension

Scientists in Boston analyzed data from 13,368 male doctors in the Physicians’ Health Study I to see how consumption of breakfast cereals might be associated with hypertension. After adjusting for smoking, BMI, alcohol consumption, produce consumption, activity, and diabetes history, they found that the risk of hypertension was lowest among those who ate the most breakfast cereal. The association was strongest for whole grain cereals.
Clinical Nutrition. August 23, 2011  [Epub ahead of print]