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With obesity being one of the leading preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Policy Officer Zoe Rostas reflects on what the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has achieved, and what we can learn from it as the UK Government looks to deliver on its ‘moonshot to end the obesity epidemic’.

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University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem

Diabetes is a complex disorder characterized by too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. People with diabetes are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease, partly because of inflammation which damages blood vessels. Unders...

BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford says there’s not enough evidence to support claims that garlic can lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

Learn what to do and what not to do when you have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Read more.

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Imperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom

Versican is a protein present mainly in the walls of our blood vessels where it helps maintain their tubular shape. But versican levels are known to rise when heart and circulatory disease develops and is believed to increase the ability of...

Peanuts are high in unsaturated fat, this means they’re high in calories. But they’re also a source of fibre, protein and a range of vitamins and minerals.

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University of Oxford | Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe

Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty plaques in the walls of blood vessels which causes coronary heart disease. Pioneering work by BHF funded scientists is underpinning efforts to identify new medicines that can help control and prevent...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Neeraj Dhaun

High blood pressure (hypertension) is an important risk factor for heart disease, and its cause remains unclear in most people. Recent studies have suggested that a particular cell within the immune system, the macrophage, is involved in th...