Work by members of CLAHRC WM Theme 3 has recently been featured on the homepage of the Cochrane Library – Dietary fibre for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The authors (Hartley, May, Loveman, Colquitt, Rees) found that there was a beneficial reduction in total cholesterol and LDL ('bad') cholesterol, and diastolic blood pressure with increased fibre intake. The full paper can be read online.