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What foods promote heart health?

Ideally, foods that are easy to find and/or prepare.

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Answer

Leafy greens: high in vitamin K/ nitrates

Whole grains: lower cholesterol/ systolic blood pressure

Berries: antioxidants

Avocados: monounsaturated fats/ potassium

Fatty fish/fish oil: omega-3 fatty acids

walnuts: reduce cholesterol and blood pressure

Beans: Resistant starch and reduce levels of cholesterol/ triglycerides, lower blood
pressure and decrease inflammation.

Dark chocolate: antioxidants

Tomatoes: lycopene

Almonds: high in fiber/ monounsaturated fats

Seeds: improve inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides

Garlic: reduce blood pressure and cholesterol

Olive oil: antioxidants/ monounsaturated fats

Edamame: soy isoflavones, (decrease cholesterol levels)/ fiber/ antioxidants

Green tea: polyphenols/ catechins

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American Heart Association has just announced what foods should be eaten for a healthy heart. For their focus on cooking oil, they suggest using non-tropical liquid cooking oil. These are the oils with more unsaturated fats and avoid oils with saturated fat like coconut oil, palm oil, butter. If interested the entire list can be accessed on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lljyz9VgLY

Answer

Anything fibrous like avocado, whole grain breads and cereals.

Porridge and mushrooms are great as they contain beta glucan which lowers cholesterol.

Leafy greens like spinach, baby spinach.

Fruits including strawberries, blueberries etc

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Nuts and seeds! However you should eat a rainbow of whole foods (greens and purples and red etc.)

I can’t verify ATM, but I also want to say garlic and cranberries are good for the blood- which will be good for the heart.

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