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 | | Flavonoids are abundant in fruits, although increasing fruit consumption alone may not be sufficient to prevent or reverse capillary fragility. |
 | | Whole fruit and fruit and vegetable juice, which are high in potassium, are recommended by some doctors for CHF; however, this dietary change should be discussed with a healthcare provider, because several drugs given to people with CHF can actually cause retention of potassium, making dietary potassium, even from fruit, dangerous. |
 | | A high-fiber diet, particularly one that is high in water-soluble fiber (such as fruit), is associated with decreased risk of both fatal and nonfatal heart attacks, probably because presence of such fiber is known to lower cholesterol. |
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