Take the Weight off Your Heart!
Slimming down can help you control high cholesterol.

Losing weight does help you feel better and makes it easier to be more active, but one of the most important reasons to maintain a healthy weight is to help lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease.
Here are a few things you can do every day to support your weight-loss efforts — your heart will thank you for it.

* Choose lower-fat, lower-calorie foods more often.
* Eat more slowly.
* Eat more fruits and vegetables for snacks.
* Use the stairs instead of the elevator.
* Drink water instead of soft drinks with sugar.
* Use less high-fat cheeses, cream, shortening, and butter when cooking.
* Limit alcoholic beverages.
* Try to meet one or two of these challenges every day, while eventually adding more of these goals to your daily routine. You will begin to notice a difference — and so will your heart!

Source: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The NHLBI does not recommend or endorse any company advertised on this site.

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