A new study from researchers in Iran seems to show that the risk of heart disease among people who eat refined grains, like white rice and pasta, is higher than for those that eat more whole grains. The lead researcher says that a diet of refined grains is like “a diet containing a lot of unhealthy sugars and oils.”
The study looked at 1,168 healthy patients and compared them to 1,369 patients with coronary artery diseases. The study will be presented at the American College of Cardiology Middle East 2022 Together next week.
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