Herbs and spices can help heart's health

A new study has found that salt, spices and herbs, not only in their food, but it can also contribute to the health of your heart.

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According to nutrition expert Pennsylvania, and components that are rich in antioxidants that help triglycerides and other fats in the blood. High triglyceride levels after eating a high-fat meal, which can lead to increased risk of heart disease. If a large anti-oxidants added spice mixture in the food, you can eat triglycerides by 30 percent compared with the identical food without reducing the spice mixture.

Professor Sheila West G., and Anne C. Skulas Ray, he saw three types of studies: mixtures of spices, cinnamon and garlic. And reviewed many of the studies that have looked at the effect of cinnamon spice in both diabetics and nondiabetics. It was found that the sugar and cinnamon patients to help reduce cholesterol significantly and other fats in the blood of participants in the study. However, cinnamon seemingly no effect on non-diabetics.

The studies examined the garlic inconclusive, perhaps because the tests were a wide range of doses of garlic nine milligrams of garlic oil, 10 grams of raw garlic. Evaluators found that the studies, there was a decrease of 8% in total cholesterol was associated with the consumption of garlic with less than 38% in the risk of heart problems in adults 50 years of age.

Have been carried out in the study, meals were six men between the ages of 30 and 65 who were overweight, but in good health, but among developed during two different days. The meals were identical, consisting of chicken, bread and cakes candy, but the researchers added two tablespoons of high antioxidant blend of spices cooking, garlic powder and rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, turmeric, ginger and contain black pepper on the meal test.

The researchers followed the participants for three hours after each meal, and blood sampling every 30 minutes. Antioxidant activity in the blood by 13 percent after the men eat food grown test compared with the control meal, which can help in the prevention of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.

The study is published today in the Journal of Nutrition.