Officially, pears are now heart healthy

 If I told you that pears are good for your heart, you probably wouldn’t be too surprised. But what is surprising is that, until recently, not all pears were certified ‘Heart Healthy’:

Pear Bureau Northwest’s Kathy Stephenson says it seemed strange to only give certification to a select few varieties:

So, Stephenson says, they went right to the source:

Again, that’s Kathy Stephenson of Pear Bureau Northwest.