Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease

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Website: Mayo Clinic
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Making changes to your diet can promote heart health and reduce your risk of developing heart disease. A few tips to help get you on the path to a heart-healthy diet include: controlling your portion sizes; incorporating more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat protein sources into your diet; reducing unhealthy fats and salt; planning ahead by creating daily menus; and treating yourself every once in a while.

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cardiovascular , atherosclerosis, cholesterol , risk reduction , prevention , serving size, saturated fat, trans fat, monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, calories, sodium

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Rated on: 9/8/2021 3:01:00 AM

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