benefit of fiber after MI
BMJ with recent analysis of the Nurses Health Study (32 years of followup) and Health Professional Follow-up Study (22 years of followup), 2 large prospective US studies, found a beneficial role of fiber in patients surviving an MI (see cad fiber postMI bmj 2104 or doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2659). they assessed covariates, such as other dietary components, medication use, medical history and lifestyle factors, though were unable to control for family history of MI, hypercholesterolemia, polyunsaturated fat intake, multivitamins, glycemic index, site of MI, ST elevation and initial creatinine level. in this prospective cohort study, they found: --2258 women and 1840 men initially free of cardiovascular disease, stroke or cancer at the time of enrollment, then survived an MI in followup and completed food frequency questionnaires both before and after their MI --comparing the top fifth of post-MI...