Heart attack survivors who eat lots of fiber live longer

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/bmj-has042514.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2014

Contact: Stephanie Burns
BMJ-British Medical Journal
Heart attack survivors who eat lots of fiber live longer
Advising a higher intake of cereal fiber after a myocardial infarction may improve long-term survival rates

People who survive heart attacks have a greater chance of living longer if they increase their dietary intake of fibre – and eating lots of cereal fibre is especially beneficial, finds research published today on bmj.com.

Those who ate most fibre had a 25% lower chance of dying in the nine years after their heart attack compared with those who ate least fibre, the researchers found. Every 10g per day increase in fibre intake was associated with a 15% lower risk of dying over the nine-year follow-up period.

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