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There’s no debating the science. A diet packed with plant foods does wonders for your health. But what exactly is a plant-based diet and how does it compare to a vegan or vegetarian diet? Should we be ditching meat and dairy?

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My Heart Check is a free online heart health check. It raises awareness of heart health and offers tips to manage the risk of heart disease.

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Your waist measurement is a simple way of knowing where fat sits on your body and whether it is a risk to your health.

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Green Prescription (GRx) is a free service that can support you and your whānau to be active and eat well. It can help you reduce your risk of heart disease or help you manage an existing heart condition.

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It’s no secret that drinking alcohol comes with risks to your health. But how does it affect your heart? Here we separate the facts from the fiction. We offer plenty of advice, tips, and ideas to help you reduce or remove alcohol.

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BMI uses your height and weight to work out your body size. But it has limitations – so when should it be used?

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Meat is a hot topic and there are plenty of conflicting headlines out there. The Heart Foundation reviewed the science on red meat and poultry, to help you know what’s best for your heart health.

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Find out how doctors diagnose atrial fibrillation (AF) and learn about the treatments used to prevent complications and manage AF symptoms.

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For nearly 20 years the Heart Foundation has worked with food manufacturers to improve New Zealanders’ heart health by reducing the levels of salt and sugar in everyday foods. Currently around 760 tonnes of sugar and 335 tonnes of salt are removed each year from targets food categories.

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The Heart Foundation’s Food Reformulation Programme improves the heart health of people in New Zealand through changes to the food supply. Working closely with food companies, the programme reduces levels of salt and sugar in products on our supermarket shelves.

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This position statement summarises the key findings and recommendations from the Heart Foundation’s evidence paper, ‘Eggs and the Heart’, which was issued in January 2016.

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Our ‘Eggs and the heart’ evidence paper outlines the research underpinning our recommendations about how many eggs you can eat each week.

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