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Intermountain Health Experts Encourage Eat Fruits and Veggies to Improve Heart Health

By: PRUnderground
April 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM EDT

Tiana Barker is a registered dietitian nutritionist with Intermountain Health

(PRUnderground) April 30th, 2025

Lowering cholesterol levels to improve heart health can be as simple as eating one more fruit or vegetable every day.

Intermountain Health dietitians are inviting people to try eating one vegetable or fruit with every meal to improve their heart health. For those who never eat vegetables or fruits, dietitians invite them to add one fruit or vegetable to one meal or a snack.

These efforts are inexpensive, introduce new flavors, and may lead to a new heart-healthy habit.

Heart health is important. Nearly 2 in 5 American adults have high cholesterol levels, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to the American Heart Association. High cholesterol doesn’t come with symptoms, so many people don’t know that their levels are too high. Cholesterol levels are determined by a blood test.

People can lower their cholesterol levels by eating fewer foods with saturated fats and trans fats, and eating more foods that have soluble fiber.

Foods with saturated fats include butter, fat in meat, coconut oil, cheese, cream, and cocoa butter. Foods containing trans fats include commercial baked goods, crackers, stick margarines and other spreads, and non-dairy coffee creamers. People looking to lower cholesterol levels should eat fewer of these foods.

Barker recommends eating more foods with soluble fiber, which is found in fruits and vegetables, whole grains such as oatmeal and quinoa, healthy fats like chia seeds and avocados, and in beans and legumes, such as peas.

Soluble fiber helps clear cholesterol from the body. Soluble fiber cannot be absorbed in the intestine. As a result, it can bind itself to cholesterol in the intestine and remove cholesterol from the body.

Here are some easy ways to add fruits, veggies and other fiber-rich foods to your diet:

  • Buy one new fruit or vegetable to try each time you visit the grocery store.
  • When eating out, eat the vegetables that come with an entrée first.
  • Choose lean meats and low-fat dairy products, and eat them in moderation.
  • Try making fiber-rich foods the star of one meal a day. Add beans to a chili recipe, and use ground turkey instead of ground beef.

More information about nutrition services and healthy eating is available at IntermountainHealth.org.

About Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a not-for-profit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://intermountainhealthcare.org/news.

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