Results of a new study find that eating whole grain cereals can reduce a person's risk of developing heart failure.
It has long been known that eating cereal with whole grains could reduce one's blood pressure and risk of having a heart attack, but now according to U.S. researchers they can also reduce the risk of heart failure.
For their study, Djousse and colleagues studied the breakfast habits of more than 21,000 male doctors with an average age of 53.7 years for nearly 20 years.
They found that men who ate 1 bowl of whole grain cereal per day, had a 28% reduced risk of developing heart failure compared to men who did not.
"Eating half a cup to a cup of whole grain breakfast cereal may help lower your blood pressure. It may help lower your risk of diabetes and heart disease," said Dr. Luc Djousse of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
"This study adds another piece to the puzzle. It may also lower your risk of heart failure," he added.
According to the CDC each year, an additional 550,000 cases of heart failure are reported in America.
The condition occurs when the heart becomes weak, and is unable to pump blood as efficiently as it is supposed too.
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