Fiber from Whole Grains, but not Refined Grains, Is Inversely Associated with All-Cause Mortality in Older Women: The Iowa Women’s Health Study

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue , 2000, Pages 326S-330S

  Jacobs, David R ^a   Pereira, Mark A ^a   Kushi, Lawrence H ^a   Meyer, Katie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Fiber; Iowa Women s Health Study; Mortality; Prospective study; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; GRAIN; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE;

AGED; AGING; BODY CONSTITUTION; CEREALS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; IOWA; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0343673804     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718968     Document Type: Article

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