Dr. Jennifer Mieres, professor of cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell in Hempstead, told Today.com last year that she always eats fruit — such as an apple, a pear, or cherries, something with fiber as a mid-afternoon snack because it’s filling and helps protect against heart disease.
Fiber has been shown to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, two major risk markers for heart disease.
