The Vegetable A Cardiologist Says Is 'Underrated' For Heart Health

It’s cheap, versatile, and delicious.

It doesn’t really matter which fruit and vegetables you choose – the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says that eating at least five portions a day can lower your risk of heart and circulatory disease.

And eating roughly two servings of fruit and three of veg daily could even lead to a longer life.

But once you’ve hit those goals, the kinds of produce you choose might make a good thing even greater.

Cardiologist Dr Francesco Lo Monaco, founder of the National Heart Clinic on Harley Street and author of Heart Saviour, has shared a vegetable he deems “underrated” for heart health: beetroot.

It’s “one of those foods that looks simple, but works on your cardiovascular........

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