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Whether your goal is to prevent future heart disease or treat an existing condition, chances are you’ll need to change your lifestyle. This section is designed to help you assess your current condition and guide you through the changes you’ll need to make in your diet and fitness level. With the right tools and information, you’ll be on the road to a healthy heart.

Heart Health Basics

Understand the risk factors associated with heart disease.

Articles & Resources

• Get the Most of Your Doctor Visits


• Are You At Risk for Heart Disease?


• What you should know about cholesterol


• Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol


• Protect Yourself from Heart Disease


• Secondhand Smoke May Increase Risk of Heart Disease by 50%


• Acceptable Cholesterol Limits Lowered for Heart Patients


• Blood Pressure on the Rise


• Government Releases Your Guide to Living Well With Heart Disease. Read and download from the GNC Library.

Healthy Eating

Your guide to making smart—and tasty—food choices.

Articles & Resources

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans


• Choose the right foods


• Deciphering Food Labels


• U.S.D.A. Dietary Guidelines (pre-2005 changes)


• Obesity as Unhealthy as Heart Failure


• New Dietary Guidelines Call for Increased Fruit & Vegetable Consumption


• Diets Rich in Rice Bran Oil May Lower Cholesterol


• Heart Disease Patients Live Longer on Mediterranean Diet


• Cranberries May Support Artery Health


• Foods That Support Healthy Aging

Fitness & Exercise

Find tips and resources to help get your heart pumping.

Articles & Resources

• The benefits of regular physical activity


• Choosing the right exercise


• On the Move!


• A Brisk Twist to a Common Exercise Myth


• The Pressure is On to Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle


• Obesity Among American Workforce Rose 44%


• Fit But Fat Not Good Enough