Upping your whole-grains intake could lengthen your life, suggests a 2011 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers suspect a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases is due to the fiber from whole grains. Make these easy swaps for more fiber: whole-grain bread in place of white, oatmeal instead of cream of wheat, brown rice instead of white.
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