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Eat greens
for a healthy heart
If you want
to reduce your risk of a heart attack step up your
vegetable intake. The magic ingredient is folic acid, a
B vitamin. In a Canadian study looking at more than
5,000 men and women over the age of 15, those with low
levels of folic acid were more likely to experience a
fatal heart attack. It has been known that eating folic
acid during pregnancy helps prevent spina bifida,
anaemia and skin and digestive orders in babies.
However, this is the first time it has been found to
prevent heart disease. Its though that folic acid helps
the body process an amino acid called homocysteine,
which otherwise causes thickening of the arteries. The
best source of folic acid are dark green vegetables,
liver, kidney, nuts, wholemeal bread and whole grain
breakfast cereals.
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