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Body Part to Go Green For
The Body Part That Wants You to
Go Green
  Your knees love it when you go green – eating green, that is. Filling your meals with this color can go a long way toward preventing arthritis. Here's what to
reach for:
Leafy greens

  An awesome flavor-filled salad or side dish could mean one less knee replacement surgery in the world. The vitamin K in leafy greens like  spinach, kale,
spinach, broccoli, asparagus, and swiss chard reduces your risk of joint damage. People who have the highest levels of K are less likely to develop the bone
spurs and cartilage damage that are common in osteoarthritis. Leaves just not your thing?
Green tea

  Potent compounds in green tea -- EGCG and ECG -- may help battle cartilage and collagen destruction in arthritic joints. The EGCG and ECG found in green
tea are powerful flavonoids known as catechins. These particular flavonoids fight inflammation and some of the underlying mechanisms that mess with knees
in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
      
  Vitamin K in greens like kale and spinach may reduce your chances of developing insulin resistance -- a major risk factor for diabetes.

   In a study, people who took vitamin K supplements for 36 months had lower blood levels of insulin and experienced improved insulin resistance compared
with an unsupplemented control group. Contrary to other studies, only the men benefitted from K -- possibly because more of the women were overweight or
obese. These conditions contribute significantly to insulin resistance and diminish the body's response to vitamin K.
All About Inflammation

  How does vitamin K boost insulin function? The researchers aren't quite sure, but they suspect it helps quench inflammation, for one. And although more
research is needed to confirm the study's findings, you can't go wrong eating dark
leafy greens and other vitamin K-packed foods, since they boost your health in numerous other ways.
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