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Healthy living: resources
It’s not always simple to change your diet and lifestyle. Our resources are here to make it easier for you.
You can download any of our resources for your own use. If you are a health professional you can use these with your patients.
If you want to know more about familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), then “Inherited Heart Conditions – Familial Hypercholesterolaemia” is an essential read. » Download a copy here (PDF).
If you want an “at a glance” guide to healthy eating then contact us for a copy of our very popular diet guide.
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You can download PDF’s of the factsheets by clicking on the links below.
Cooking
Diet
D01 The portfolio diet
D02 For good cholesterol levels
D03 Diet and high blood pressure
D04 Fruit and vegetables
D05 Losing weight - how to achieve success
D06 Eating out
D07 Eating out - best choices
D08 Healthy lunchboxes
D09 Eating for a healthy heart - vegetarians
D10 Mediterranean diet
D11 South Asian diet and cholesterol
D12 Afro-Caribbean diet and cholesterol
Foods
F01 Nuts
F02 Healthy snacks
F03 Fish
F05 Cheese
F06 Plant sterols
F08 Getting smart with salt
F09 The Power of oat beta glucan
Skills
S01 Healthy eating on a budget
S02 Healthy eating on the go
Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Plan
Medical
A Cholesterol and lipoproteins
B Physical activity
C Inherited high Cholesterol (FH and FCH)
D Fibrates
E Calculating cholesterol
F Children and raised cholesterol
G Medications
H Resins
I Risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD)
J Statins - all the same?
K Statins
L Stress
M Triglycerides
N Sympathetic insurers
O Statins in pregnancy – a lipid specialist view
P Cholesterol and triglyceride levels conversion
Q Alcohol
