What makes up a healthy diet?
Choose a healthy diet which is low in salt and saturated fat, and high in fruit, veg and fibre to look after your cholesterol, triglycerides and weight.
Making some simple changes to your lifestyle can keep your cholesterol levels and your heart healthier.
Eat a healthy diet, keep active, cut down on alcohol, avoid smoking and look after any other health problems you may have to look after your heart.
Easy ways to eat healthily
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There are other ways to lower cholesterol
As well as eating well, there are other things you can do to look after your health and lower your cholesterol even further.
Learn about alcohol and cholesterol
Learn about being a healthy weight
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Looking after your weight
Keeping to a healthy weight and losing weight if you need to will help to look after your cholesterol, your blood pressure and your heart.
It's especially important for you to lose weight if you carry your weight around your middle.
Keep other health problems under control
Taking control of any other health problems you may have is important too, especially if they involve the heart and blood vessels.
- Make sure you know your blood pressure numbers
- Find out if you are at risk of Type 2 diabetes
- Find out if you are a healthy weight and shape
- Speak to your GP about any medicines you should be taking or health checks you can have.
- Learn about other health problems which can cause high cholesterol.
- Take steps to manage your stress levels if you're feeling stressed.