Good nutrition is vital for our overall health and wellbeing, and crucial to ensuring our body gets what it needs to function at its best. Nutritionist Mel Bald takes us through the foods to favour – and ones to avoid – to support our cardiovascular system and help maintain a healthy heart.
 
(0.50) The impacts of nutrition on heart health
(2.18) What is cholesterol?
(5.09) Influencing cholesterol types and levels through diet
(8.14) Current recommendations for meat consumption
(10.10) Full-fat or reduced-fat dairy?
(11.29) What about eggs?       
(12.46) Salt and heart health
(15.21) The effects of alcohol on the heart
(16.45) Foods that have a positive impact
(19.14) Tips for boosting veggie intake
(21.31) Further information
 
Useful resources
The Heart Foundation
Heart Age Calculator
Better Health
Healthier Together recipes
 
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