A new study has revealed that a higher intake of cereal fiber in heart attack survivors may improve long-term survival rates.
According to researchers, 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.
The scientists said that those who ate most fibre had a 25 percent lower chance of dying in the nine years after their heart attack , as compared to those who ate least fibre.
The study also found that every 10g per day increase in fibre intake was associated with a 15% lower risk of dying over the nine-year follow-up period.
It was revealed that high dietary fibre intake can improve blood lipid levels and reduce the risk of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes while a low-fibre diet is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.