Healthy eating can make a huge difference to your cholesterol levels and your heart health, whether your cholesterol has crept up over the years or you have a genetic condition. It will improve your health in other ways too, helping to lower your blood pressure, prevent diabetes and maintain a healthy weight.
This fact sheet explains what cholesterol is and how eating better can help to lower your cholesterol if it is too high.
High cholesterol could be caused by things we can control like lifestyle habits, or things we can’t like age and family history. Keeping on top of the things you can control with simple changes can help to lower your risk of heart and circulatory disease. We answer your questions with simple tips to help you start making changes today.
Practical tips to help you eat less fat, including saturated fat.
