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May benefit heart health

Consuming a diet rich in vegetables and fruits like kiwis is a smart way to support heart health.

Studies show that eating kiwis, specifically, could help reduce heart disease risk factors, including high blood pressure.

A study looked at the effects of eating either kiwis or apples in 118 people with either high normal blood pressure or stage one high blood pressure (11Trusted Source).

Those who ate three kiwis per day for 8 weeks had lower blood pressure at the end of the intervention compared with those who ate one apple per day (11Trusted Source).

A 2012 study in 102 men who smoked had participants eat three kiwis per day for 8 weeks. Those who did this had reductions in blood pressure and platelet aggregation, or the clumping together of platelets in the blood, compared with a control group (12Trusted Source).

Platelet hyperactivity could increase the risk of heart disease because platelets can stick to blood vessel walls, forming plaques. When this happens, it’s a condition known as atherosclerosis.

People who smoke are at higher risk of plaque buildup, so eating kiwis may help prevent platelet accumulation and reduce the risk of atherosclerosis in this population (13Trusted Source).

What’s more, some studies have shown that eating kiwis may help reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides and boost heart-protective HDL (good) cholesterol (1Trusted Source, 14Trusted Source).

It’s worth noting that adding any fresh or frozen fruit to your diet, not just kiwis, is likely to benefit your heart health. Nonetheless, eating kiwis is a delicious way to take care of your heart.