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Best vegetables (and fruits) to protect your heart
2. Cruciferous vegetables for healthier arteries
Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables are typically recognized for their anticancer properties, but they also provide heart-healthy benefits. For example, people who ate the most cruciferous vegetables (at least 3 servings daily) had healthier carotid arteries than those who consumed the fewest (2 servings or less), according to one study.
More specifically, people who ate the most cruciferous veggies had carotid arterial walls that were nearly 0.05 millimeters thinner than those who ate 2 servings or less. Because each 0.1 mm decrease in thickness is associated with a 10 to 18 percent reduced risk of stroke and heart attack, eating these vegetables seems to be rather significant. This association has not been found with other types of vegetables, according to the authors.
When you eat cruciferous vegetables you get a healthy dose of dietary fiber, calcium, potassium and vitamin K — all nutrients for better heart health.
