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The most beneficial seeds for heart health have been named: you can add them to salads or bake them
13.05.2024 09:08
Health depends entirely on what a person eats. Food affects everything from the digestive system to the cardiovascular system.
Doctors say that one of the enemies of health and longevity is bad cholesterol, which tends to accumulate in the body.
We'll tell you which foods, besides fruits and vegetables, can improve heart health.
Most often, nuts and seeds appear in diets along with fruits and vegetables. It is seeds that we will talk about.
Chia seeds
Two tablespoons contain 9 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc, as well as omega-3 fatty acids.
They reduce bad cholesterol levels and blood pressure in type II diabetes.
Flax seeds
Two tablespoons contain 4 grams of fiber, nearly 3 grams of protein and 6 grams of omega-3 fatty acids.
Consumption helps fight constipation, is beneficial for intestinal microflora, reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure, normalizes sugar levels after meals, saturates the body with carbohydrates, copper, manganese and magnesium.
Quinoa seeds
Reduces the level of "bad" cholesterol and insulin in the blood. Saturates with protein and carbohydrates.
Sesame seeds
Source of vitamin B1, B3 and B6, which improve metabolism. Seeds are anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer.
Pumpkin seeds
Just 13 grams of seeds contain 8 grams of protein, 40% of the daily value of magnesium, as well as zinc, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, antioxidants, healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids.
All these seeds can be eaten fresh, added to salads, first courses and baked goods.
Previously we told you who is recommended to eat currants .
