Eat for a Healthy Heart

A healthy diet can stop you gaining weight, reduce high blood pressure and help lower your cholesterol levels.

Why what you eat matters for your heart 

What you eat plays one of the biggest roles in your risk of heart disease and stroke. 

The good news? Over 80% of premature heart disease and stroke is preventable – and food is one of your most powerful tools.  

A heart-healthy way of eating can: 

• • lower your risk of heart disease or stroke by up to 30%. 

• • reduce blood pressure (often by a similar amount to a low-dose blood pressure medication) 

• • naturally lower cholesterol, blood sugar and inflammation. 

Most importantly: 

• • you don’t need to eat perfectly 

• • small changes really can make a big difference 
  • it’s not only about what to cut back on, but what foods you can add in to fuel and protect your heart and blood vessels.