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BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.

It has been a bumper year for BHF research. We’ve seen stem cell plasters to repair damaged hearts, technology that can speed up detection of heart disease, and of course our biggest ever research grant - £30 million to rewrite the DNA that causes killer heart muscle diseases. Each discovery brings us a step closer to ending heartbreak from heart and circulatory diseases forever.

Our expert explains what the paleo diet, also called the caveman diet, is and what's good and bad about it. Find out more.

Kaylee Davidson-Olley, 32, from Newcastle was the first baby in the UK to have a successful heart transplant. To celebrate World Heart Day on Sunday (29th September 2019), she paid tribute to the two women who saved her life over 30 years ago by having their names engraved forever on our glorious Heart of Steel.

Find out what serum triglycerides are, what level is too high and how to reduce triglycerides, with tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford.

We look at research that suggests that eating an avocado a week cuts the risk of coronary heart disease by up to a fifth.

Our expert explains what is red meat, what is white meat, and whether meat is bad for you

Alex Michael, star of hit TV series, Gogglebox, will join around 1,000 people on our London to Brighton trek over 25 - 26 June. The Brighton-based reality TV star has 30 hours to complete the challenge as she helps raise vital funds for our life saving research.

Max Jarmey, 27, took part in our latest Live & Ticking event alongside his cardiologist, BHF Professor Hugh Watkins.

We’ve ranked popular cheeses by the amount of fat, saturated fat and salt they contain, so you know what cheeses are healthiest.