People who eat four servings of whole grains have a lower risk of dying than do people who eat little or no whole grains. That’s the verdict from researchers at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, where a meta-analysis combined results from 12 published studies, and included health data from 786,076  people. A Chan School news release reports that researchers found that people who ate 70 grams/day of whole grains, compared with those who ate little or no whole grains, had a 22 percent lower risk of total mortality, a 23 percent lower risk of cardio vascular disease mortality, and a 20 percent lower risk of cancer mortality. What’s up with that? The researchers note that multiple bioactive compounds in whole grains could contribute to their health benefits, and that high fiber content may lower cholesterol production and glucose response and increase satiety. They recommend foods that are high in whole grain ingredientsâ€â€such as bran, oatmeal, and quinoaâ€â€that have at least 16 grams per serving, while reducing consumption of unhealthy refined carbohydrates.
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This stuff is worse than refined sugar or white bread on the glycemic index or carb amounts if you are concerned. Check the label and be surprised.
Correlation is NOT causality.
Could it be that folks that eat whole grains also do a lot of other things that are healthier than people that do not consume whole grains ?
Less sugar ? Exercise more ? Eat more vegetables ? Not an alcoholic ?
In fact, I doubt that whole grains can be broadly defined as “healthy”. At best they are “slightly healthier” than NON-whole grains.