Doctors spoke about the benefits of young cabbage for blood vessels and the heart

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Eating early fresh cabbage helps maintain the health of the vascular system, provides a preventive effect for strokes and heart attacks.

Doctors advise using young cabbage in the absence of contraindications; it is one of the most useful products that support blood vessels. According to doctor and TV presenter Sergey Agapkin, “early cabbage should be eaten now by those over 50 years old.”

On the set of a health program, Agapkin said that young cabbage “helps avoid heart attacks and strokes” for people of this age.

According to another doctor, nutritionist Mikhail Ginzburg, cabbage is rich in organic nitrates, which maintain vascular tone. They also improve the elasticity of vascular tissue and vessel walls. The doctor stated that “young cabbage normalizes blood pressure.”

Ginzburg explained that due to its high fiber content, this vegetable product reduces the level of “bad” cholesterol, which has a positive effect on the conductivity of blood vessels, improving their protection against the development of atherosclerosis. In addition, young cabbage is characterized by a large amount of vitamin C, which also improves the vascular system and heart.