These vegetables may promote artery health
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By Catharine Paddock PhD
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A new study of older women living in Australia finds that eating more vegetables — especially cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower — might help to prevent clogged arteries, or atherosclerosis, a main cause of heart attack and stroke.
some cruciferous vegetables
Research suggests that eating more cruciferous vegetables may help to keep your arteries healthy in older age.
"This is one of only a few studies," explains lead study author Lauren Blekkenhorst, currently at the University of Western Australia in Perth, "that have explored the potential impact of different types of vegetables on measures of subclinical atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease."
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