Reducing The Risk Of Heart Attacks

Eat A High Fiber Diet From Whole Grains

Many whole grain foods are rich in dietary fiber, which may improve cholesterol levels, and lower the risk of heart disease, heart attacks, stroke, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.

The best sources of whole grain ingredients include whole wheat, graham flour, oatmeal, brown rice, whole oats, whole-grain corn, whole-grain barley, whole-wheat bulgur, whole rye, and wild rice.

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who ate twenty-three grams of fiber each day had a twenty-three percent less risk of developing heart disease than women who only ate eleven grams of fiber each day. A similar study conducted on men who ate a high-fiber diet showed a thirty-six percent reduction in the risk of heart attack.