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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Keep Your Heart Healthy By Eating More Arugula, Spinach, And Beets

 Vegetables like arugula, beets, and spinach are packed with nitrates, and consuming these leafy greens can help bring down blood pressure and boost the efficiency of the endothelial cells that line the inside of the heart and blood vessels. In an article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, an Australian study shows that nitrate-rich vegetables can even reduce the mortality risk from atherosclerosis-related diseases.

The long-term study was led by researchers from the University of Western Australia(UWA). They were interested in the link between the nitrates we get from consuming vegetables and deaths related to atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD).

The experiment began in 1998 when they recruited 1,226 Australian women to participate in their research. The participants ranged from 70-85 years old and did not have either ASVD and/or diabetes. They would be monitored for 15 years.

The researchers took the demographic and ASVD risk factors during 1998 as a baseline for their study. They employed a validated food-frequency questionnaire that determined the types and amount of food consumed by the participants.

In addition, they used a new and highly detailed database to estimate the nitrate intake of the participants based on their vegetable intake. (Related: The secret to good health is simply eating more vegetables.)  (MORE)

Source: Natural News

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