How to keep your heart healthy?

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Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as a variety of whole grains.

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Too much fat, especially around the abdomen or waist area, increases the risk for heart disease and stroke.

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Get your blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels tested regularly. The level of risk for heart disease and stroke is a combination of modifiable and non-modifiable factors, of which high blood pressure is one of the most important.

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Maintaining a healthy weight helps you reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

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Smoking or using other tobacco products is one of the most significant risk factors for developing heart disease. Nicotine in cigarette smoke makes your heart work harder by narrowing your blood vessels and increasing your heart rate and blood pressure.