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  • Healthy eating

    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.

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    Understanding the impact of metabolites on heart function

    University of Oxford | Professor Craig Lygate

    Homoarginine (HA) and creatine are substances produced by the AGAT enzyme. Too little of either substance impairs heart function, and it’s thought that they may act together in the progression of heart failure. Low levels of HA are known t...

  • How long does it take to lower cholesterol?

    BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Ruth Goss explains that although lowering cholesterol isn't an overnight fix, with a a few lifestyle tweaks alongside taking your prescribed medication, you could see results within a 2 to 3 weeks.

  • Is there a link between infertility and heart problems?

    Is there a link between infertility and heart problems? Our expert, Abigail Fraser, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Bristol, explains.

  • What's the best exercise to lose fat around your belly?

    Discover the best exercises to burn excess fat around your middle, plus other helpful weight loss tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.

  • Do vegans take more sick days?

    New research has suggested that vegans take twice as many sick days as the average worker. We look behind the headlines.

  • How to cut back on sugar without noticing

    Too much sugar can lead to weight gain and damaging effects on our health. Here are 6 small changes that you'll hardly notice, which can help you cut down on the sweet stuff.

  • What is intuitive eating?

    Losing weight usually means putting it back on later. Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor presents 'intuitive eating' - an approach that could help you break the cycle.

  • Why being active is good for your heart

    We’ve been funding research that showed the benefits of being physically active at all ages, and for people with heart and circulatory diseases too.

  • Neck scan predicts cognitive decline decade in advance

    A five minute scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid-life predicts cognitive decline ten years before symptoms appear.