NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Oct 30 2025HEALTH

Snack Smart To Keep Your Heart Ticking

Sitting too much can be tough on your heart, but some foods might help. Think cocoa, tea, apples, or berries. These treats are packed with flavanols. Flavanols are plant chemicals that might keep your blood vessels happy, even if you're sitting for hours. Researchers did a test. They had 40 young men sit for two hours. Half drank cocoa with lots of flavanols. The ot...

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