Association between dietary whole grain intake and risk of mortality: two large prospective studies in US men and women

H Wu, AJ Flint, Q Qi, RM Van Dam…�- JAMA internal�…, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Higher intake of whole grains has been associated with a lower risk of major
chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD),
although limited prospective evidence exists regarding whole grains' association with
mortality. Objective To examine the association between dietary whole grain consumption
and risk of mortality. Design, Setting, and Participants We investigated 74 341 women from
the Nurses' Health Study (1984–2010) and 43 744 men from the Health Professionals�…