Whole-Grain Breakfast May Cut Men's Mortality Risk
 (NY, Reuters Health, 3/19/03)

When Dr.Simin Liu of Harvard Medical School and team studied the data collected for a group of 86,000 male physicians, the researchers found that the more whole grains a man reported consuming, the less likely he was to die during the 5.5 years of the study. On the other hand, the scientists found no such reduction in the risk of death for those who ate refined grains. Based on these findings, the investigators suggest that switching from refined to high-fiber foods will have a beneficial effect on health.