Another aspect of the food synergy investigation is
whether grain fiber or the phytochemicals that coexist with the fiber are more important in health.
Not exact matches
But
whether you opt to whip them into a heart soup or add them to a
grain bowl, one thing is certain: Split peas are a
fiber powerhouse.
Of interest to food synergy, further simultaneous adjustment for dietary
fiber, vitamin E, folic acid, phytic acid, iron, zinc, magnesium, and manganese intake did not explain the association of whole -
grain consumption with total mortality,
whether adjusting for other lifestyle characteristics or not.
Dr. Lupton also asked
whether recommending whole
grain as a proxy for
fiber would place too great an emphasis on
grain products at the expense of other
fiber sources such as fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
For example, the report on the Nurses» Health Study (Liu et al., 1999) evaluated
whether the association of whole -
grain intake with CHD risk could be attributed to its constituents (e.g., dietary
fiber, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin E) or if something other than the micronutrient and
fiber content of the whole
grain was correlated with the protective effect.