* Researchers at INSERM and INRA looked at the dietary records of almost 6,000 men and women, which gave them an insight into the different types of fibre - including soluble and insoluble - consumed by this population.
* Although dietary fibre is widely recommended to improve health, the relationship between fibre sources and heart disease risk factors has been little studied, they said.
* The highest total dietary fibre and non-soluble dietary fibre intakes were associated with a significantly lower risk of overweight as well as blood pressure, cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and homocysteine.
* When compared with insoluble fibre, soluble dietary fibre was less effective, they report in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (vol 82, no 6, pp1185-1).
* Fibre from cereals was associated with a lower body mass index, blood pressure, and homocysteine concentration.
* Fibre from vegetables also appeared to help lower blood pressure and homocysteine concentration while fruit-derived fibre was associated with a lower waist-to-hip ratio and blood pressure.
* Fiber from dried fruit or nuts and seeds was associated with a lower body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and fasting glucose concentrations.
* The findings support fibre's protective role against cardiovascular disease and recommendations for its increased consumption, concluded the researchers.
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