Heart Healthy Foods to Try in Your Diet

Around 92.1 million adults in the U.S. are living with cardiovascular disease or the aftereffect of stroke. It is a leading cause of death in the United States. It’s important to know some preventative measures for heart disease. One of those is diet. A balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables goes a long way. There are some specific foods that provide heart benefits as well. Below are some of those foods.

• Salmon. It’s full of heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids. If that is not to your taste tuna, mackerel, and trout are good alternatives.
• Berries such as raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries.
• Walnuts. These can help cut down LDL cholesterol.
• Fat-free or low-fat milk and yogurt. Dairy contains potassium which has a blood-pressure lowering effect.
• Oatmeal. This contains certain fibers that lower LDL cholesterol.
• Olive oil.
• Dark beans such as kidney or black beans.
• Tomatoes.
• Broccoli.
• Dark chocolate. In moderation and if it’s at least 70% cocoa.
• Avocados.

There are a lot of options when eating heart healthy. It can taste good and be good for you. There are more heart-healthy foods, but these are some suggestions to try. 

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