7 Ways to Fight Heart Disease Vitamin C

The latest research says men who consumed at least 300 milligrams of vitamin C from food and supplements, the risk of dying from heart disease can be lowered to 40%.

Here are 7 ways how vitamin C could fight heart disease:

•     Vitamin C can reduce levels of lipoproteins in the blood. High level of lipoprotein is a risk factor for stroke.
•      Vitamin C could prevent high blood pressure.
•      Vitamin C helps prevent the hardening of blood vessel walls.
•      Vitamin C lowers bad cholesterol.
•      As an antioxidant, vitamin C reduces the levels of free radicals that damage the heart and blood vessels.
•      Vitamin C helps repair damage to arterial walls that prevent the accumulation of cholesterol there.
•      Vitamin C to increase levels of good cholesterol or HDL cholesterol.

Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables, especially tomatoes, oranges, Berri fruit and red peppers.