Eating whole grain could lead to longer life: study

Washington

A DIET that includes three daily servings of whole grains appears to help people live longer, including by reducing the rates of death from heart disease and cancer, according to findings released on Monday.

For each 16-gram serving of whole grains, public health researchers at Harvard University noted a 7 per cent decrease in overall risk of death, including a 9 per cent decline in risk of heart disease death and 5 per cent decline in risk of cancer-related death.