If you have a family history of heart disease, there are some dietary choices you can make to lower your own risk.
, thanks to the vitamins, fiber, minerals, and phytochemicals that they provide.
Unfortunately, only 1 in 10 Americans eats the recommended servings of fruits and veggies each day. But what many people may not realize is that all forms of fruit"count" toward a fruit intake quota, including fresh, juiced, frozen, and freeze-dried, as long as there are no sugars added to it. For people who don't have access to fresh options all the time, one easy solution for including more fruit in your diet is to lean on dried fruit. Data published in the
found that people who eat dried fruit regularly had a higher quality diet and were more likely to get enough under-consumed and heart health-supporting nutrients like fiber and potassium than people who didn't include fruit in their diets.found that postmenopausal women who ate 5-6 of these fruits every day for six months showed improved factors for cardiovascular disease, including increased HDL"good" cholesterol level as well as lowered inflammation.
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