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Super Foods To Eat For Heart Health

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The number one killer in the US is heart disease but many of these deaths could be reduced if people only ate healthier diets. Cutting down on saturated fats and adding more fiber to your diet can help you have a healthier heart.

For best heart health you want to be sure to include omega-3 fatty acids and olive oil with your diet which will help reduce triglycerides. Eating a lot of soluble fiber from fruits vegetables and legumes can decrease cholesterol levels.

You could bolster your intake of omega-3 fatty acids by adding certain fish and nuts to your diet. Sardines are a great source and they are great brain food too as well as a good source of niacin and calcium. Mackerel is another fish you could eat which is high in omega-3's as well as selenium, another important mineral that helps protect your heart. Walnuts also have omega-3 fatty acids.

To get more fiber, you might try adding kidney beans to your diet which are also low in fat and have no cholesterol. You want to stick with the dried varieties, however, since the canned ones have a lot of sodium.

Whole-grain barley has a lot of fiber - both soluble and insoluble and is also a good source of protein as well as iron and many minerals. You can buy a whole-grain barley cereals as well as whole-grain barley rice and add that to your meals a couple times a week.

One of the heart healthy foods that I like the best is oatmeal. It tastes great and you can easily add it to your breakfast routine. Plus it is high in fiber and a great low glycemic index food that will keep you feeling full well until lunch, thus helping you lose a few unwanted pounds. Just be sure to stick to the regular kind because the instant isnt very healthy as it is full of sugar and other "stuff".

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