GO CRUNCHY TO LIVE LONGER

Prevention Magazine

When selecting cereals, breads, and crackers, go for the earthy, chunky whole grains and you may actually increase your life span.

Among 12,000 people followed by University of Minnesota researchers, those who ate three servings of whole grains a day were 23% more likely to still be alive by the end of the 11-year study than those who ate none.

Why? In addition to their starch, whole grains provide a fibrous seed coat and germ, where fiber and nutrients that prevent disease are found. Refined grains offer only the starch, and so only the calories.