Green beans are good for heart health
Green beans lowers cholesterol and that is good for the heart.
Beans help support heart health by managing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions associated with a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Beans contain resistant starch and dietary fiber that delay the use of glucose from foods, it also changs the way body uses fat and increases satiety (the satisfied feeling you have after eating) to control the appetite.
Consuming legumes 4 times or more a week can decrease the risk of heart disease up to 22 % versus eating them once a week.
One study found that eating just ¾ cup of beans daily decreased the risk of heart attack by 38 percent.
Green beans are also beneficial to heart due to their high vitamin K and lutein content.
Vitamin K carries calcium out of the arteries, preventing it from forming large plaque deposits and calcifying the arteries. Sufficient vitamin K in the diet will help protect the lining of the arteries and other body tissues, as well as reduce inflammation to maintain healthy blood pressure and reduces your risk of heart attack.
Low levels of lutein are also associated with hardening of the artery walls, and high lutein in the bloodstream is connected with a reduced risk of coronary disease and heart attack, although the reasons why are still unclear
