Top Fiber Foods: Save Your Ticker

Fiber may not be the sexiest of nutrients—but packing more into your diet could save your ticker.

Filling up on fiber may save your heart: The more total, insoluble, and fruit and vegetable fiber that you consume, the lower your risk of both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, a new UK study reports.

Follow below table:

High-Fiber Foods

• Bread, grains
• Whole-grain bread or rolls
• Whole-grain cereals
• Bran
• Pancakes, waffles, and muffins with fruit or bran
• Unrefined (brown) rice

Vegetables

• Raw vegetables, especially broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, and spinach
• Cooked vegetables including those listed above and asparagus, beans, Brussels sprouts, corn, potatoes, rhubarb, squash, string beans, and turnips

Fruits

• Prunes, raisins, or other dried fruits
• Raw fruits, especially those with skins or seeds, other than ripe banana or avocado

Miscellaneous

• Legumes (beans), popcorn, nuts, and seeds
• High-fiber snack bars