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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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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 targeted 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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Angina is chest pain or discomfort and is a common symptom of heart disease. Knowing what it feels like, what triggers it, how it’s treated and how it’s different from a heart attack can help you manage your symptoms and protect your heart.

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We work with workplaces and community groups to promote heart-healthy lifestyles and to raise awareness of heart health and heart disease risk factors. Find out more about what we offer.

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Medication is important for preventing and treating heart conditions. It can also help relieve symptoms of heart conditions.

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Pharmac is making changes to two medicines that help people look after their hearts. One change affects a medicine for high cholesterol called rosuvastatin. The other affects a medicine for high blood pressure called losartan.

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Here are 5 numbers that can help you look after your heart. Understanding them helps you spot risks early and take simple steps to protect your heart and stay healthy.

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Choosing heart-healthy protein foods can help to minimise your risk of heart disease. What foods are the best sources of protein and other nutrients?

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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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Think about how many teaspoons of fat are in your food.

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