{"id":12160,"date":"2017-09-26T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartstarttohealth.com\/?p=12160"},"modified":"2017-09-26T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:12:49","slug":"the-super-fruit-that-can-save-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisebusinessuniversity.com\/blog\/health\/weight-management\/the-super-fruit-that-can-save-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Super-Fruit That Can Save Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Super-Fruit That Can Save Your Heart<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What if there was a fruit that could significantly lower your risk of heart disease? What if this super-fruit could actually repair damaged arteries, reverse arteriosclerosis, and regenerate blood vessels?<\/span><\/p>\n

And what if it could do all this in just 12 weeks?<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019d make it part of your diet\u2026 In a heartbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

New research shows that if you are worried about your heart, you should consider black raspberries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientists divided 51 people with metabolic syndrome into two groups. Twenty-six subjects took black raspberry extract for 12 weeks. The others received a placebo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metabolic syndrome is a potentially deadly combination of conditions. They include belly fat, high blood pressure, low \u201cgood\u201d HDL cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, and high blood sugar. People with it\u2014some 34% of U.S. adults\u2014are at high risk for a heart attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

Researchers checked subjects\u2019 markers of heart health before and after the 12 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those taking black raspberry extract versus the control group had:<\/strong><\/p>\n