Foods for Heart Health WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Foods for Heart Health
There are more deaths contributed to heart disease every year than any other cause of death. Eating heart healthy foods can decrease your chances of developing heart disease. Foods containing saturated fat and trans fat are more likely to cause heart disease than other types of fats. Healthy fruits, vegetables and grains are good for heart health.1
Fast Facts:
- Fresh herbs can be substituted for salt to lower the sodium in your diet.
- Eating one ounce of almonds per day can lower LDL levels by 13% - 20%.2
- Omega-3 fatty acids increase HDL levels and lower blood pressure. These acids are found in fish.
- Flaxseed can prevent stroke and blood clots.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Food and Drug Administration: Eating for a Healthy Heart
- ↑ WebMD: 15 Foods That Can Save Your Heart
- ↑ MedicineNet: Top Heart-Healthy Foods: Best Foods for Cardiovascular Health
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- Contributor: Misty Staker
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Aug. 25, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
