Whole-grain diets may help reduce blood pressure"Diets with increases whole-grain foods, high in soluble or insoluble fiber, are associated with a reduction in blood pressure in individuals with slightly elevated cholesterol, according to researchers in Maryland.
Dr. Kay M. Behall and colleagues from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, examined the effects on blood pressure of whole-grain diets containing insoluble fiber (whole wheat and brown rice) and soluble fiber (barley)."
