Study: Eating Berries can Slash Heart Attack Risk Significantly

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Naturalsociety, By: Elizabeth Renter, 09/12/2013

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Things like a healthy diet, increased exercise, and low stress levels can keep our hearts healthy. But did you know there are some very specific foods that can be eaten to prevent a heart attack? One study from Harvard School of Public Health indicates strawberries and blueberries are able to slash the risk of a heart attack in women by a significant amount.

 

According to the study published in a recent edition of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, women who eat three or more servings of these healthful berries each week are able to reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack by up to one-third.

 

 

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