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The BHF gives its view on news stories claiming that plant-based food swaps can lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The BHF co-funded the AdDIT trial, which tested whether young people with type 1 diabetes should take medication to lower blood pressure and cholesterol during adolescence to reduce their risk of heart and circulatory diseases.

A drug used to treat people living with Type 2 diabetes could also help improve their heart function, according to research we've funded at the University of Leeds and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

Drugs that repair damage to a gel-like layer in the tiny blood vessels of the heart could present a much-needed treatment for heart failure in people with diabetes, according to research we've funded and published today in Diabetologia.

Tesco customers will be able to make a significant contribution to our life saving research from 31st January to 13th February by supporting the Tesco Health Charity Partnership appeal and rounding up their shop in store to the nearest £1 at self-service checkouts.

BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford examines claims around dark chocolate’s benefits and answers whether it’s good for weight loss, diabetes, and cholesterol.

A healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease, improve your gut health and stop you gaining weight, reducing your risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.

Social and economic factors can significantly affect your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes. We’ve been funding research to better understand why.

Aspirin prevents heart attacks in people with diabetes, but it causes almost as many major bleeds and should not be routinely prescribed to prevent first heart attacks, according to research that we've funded being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

Clinical trial provide crucial evidence that diagnostic tests or treatments are safe and effective. We fund clinical trials across a broad range of heart and circulatory conditions and their risk factors, such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease.