Eating processed (refined) grain has proven to be life-threatening. The scientists came to this conclusion, the results of their research are published by the journal BMJ.
It was found that frequent consumption of such grains increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases compared to unrefined grains and whole grains. According to research, the latter contain more dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids than refined grains.
Scientists have observed 137,130 people aged 35 to 70 years for 9.4 years. The results showed that those people who ate 359 or more grams of refined grains per day were at a 27 percent higher risk of death and a 33 percent higher risk of heart disease. In addition, those who ate more refined grains had higher blood pressure.
At the same time, the authors of the work studied white rice separately from other cultures, since 60 percent of the subjects live in Asia. It turned out that eating refined white rice did not affect the chances of dying. It is noted that, on average, people replenish about half of their daily calorie intake with grains. In Africa and South Asia, this figure reaches 70 percent.