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Learn how a healthy diet can help reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease and stop gaining weight. Find here healthy eating tips to keep a healthy heart and our healthy recipe finder.

Rachel Boothroyd was working as a successful lawyer in the city when she felt something was wrong with her body. "I thought heart disease was a risk I could manage – I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I watch what I eat. I thought I could stay on top of it, but heart disease came into my life as it does for so many people. It’s one of the biggest killers in the UK."

Evidence suggests eating too much sugar increases risk of cardiovascular disease.

Prevalence is the proportion of a particular population found to be affected by a medical condition - in this case a heart and circulatory disease such as coronary heart disease, or a risk factor such as high blood pressure.

Carotid artery disease is a common cause of stroke. What is it? What are the possible effects? How would you know if you had it? Find out more.

We’ve funded research that helped show the value of MRI scans for children with congenital heart disease, as well as improving the scans and making them more available.

Heart valves play a crucial part in making sure your heart works properly. We're funding research to make it easy to detect heart valve problems early and treat them.

The number of people dying at home from heart disease has risen since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.

Our expert explains the truth behind claims that plant-based diets, such as vegan and low-fat vegetarian, can 'reverse' heart disease.