Cereal grains for nutrition and health benefits: Overview of results from in vitro, animal and human studies in the HEALTHGRAIN project

Summary, in English

Epidemiological studies have linked whole grain intake to the prevention of the metabolic syndrome, obesity and associated chronic diseases such as CVD and T2D. The Nutrition module within the HEALTHGRAIN project, included 10 partners and undertook in vitro, animal and humanin vivo studies with the overall aims of elucidating the components and mechanisms underlying the health benefits of cereal grains. This review summarises the major outcomes of these studies, including yet unpublished findings.

• Author: Inger Björck; Elin Östman; Mette Kristensen; Nuria Mateo Anson; Ruth K. Price; Guido R. M. M. Haenen; Rob Havenaar; Knud Erik Bach Knudsen; Anders Frid; Hannu Mykkanen; Rob W. Welch; Gabriele Riccardi
• Department/s: Division of Food and Pharma; Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö
• Publishing year: 2012
• Language: English
• Pages: 87-100
• Publication/Series: Trends in Food Science & Technology
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 2
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2011.11.005
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Food Science
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1879-3053