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<http://www.propeller.com/viewstory/2008/02/20/whole-grains-help-deflate-belly-rolls/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.msn.com%2Fid%2F23256171%2F&frame=true>*
*Cutting calories helps people lose weight, but doing so by filling up
on whole grains may be particularly heart-healthy, new research suggests.
In a study of obese adults at risk of heart disease, researchers found
that those who trimmed calories and increased their whole-grain intake
shed more belly fat and lowered their blood levels of C-reactive protein
or CRP.
CRP is a marker of chronic, low-level inflammation in the blood vessels,
and both abdominal fat and CRP, in excess, are linked to heart attack
and stroke.
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