Heart health benefits

There's no denying that eating more fresh vegetables is beneficial to your heart. A diet heavy in a variety of vegetables and fruits has been demonstrated to reduce risk factors for heart disease such as inflammation, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Swiss chard is high in potassium and magnesium, both of which can help keep blood pressure under control.

The fiber in Swiss chard may reduce cholesterol levels by lowering cholesterol synthesis in your liver and assisting your body in excreting excess cholesterol before it is absorbed into your bloodstream. Many big studies show that persons who eat more green leafy vegetables, such as Swiss chard, have a lower risk of heart disease. One research of over 173,000 adults found that increasing your intake of leafy green vegetables by one serving per day reduced your risk of heart disease by 11%. Furthermore, individuals who consumed the leafiest greens, such as Swiss chard, were 17 percent less likely to acquire heart disease than those who consumed the least.