These good-for-you foods can lower your cholesterol, blood pressure and heart disease risk. They can help you lose weight, too.
By Sally Kuzemchak, M.S., R.D.
Asparagus and orange juice are packed with folate. This B vitamin can help lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that in large amounts raises your chances of a heart attack or stroke. In studies, people with more folate in their diet had lower rates of coronary heart disease.