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Christchurch businessman Mike Pero does everything he can to stay healthy but one risk factor he can’t control is his ethnicity.   

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Despite having a heart attack 10 years ago, Keith Bishop has continued running long distances and has some words of advice for others. 

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After losing her dad to a sudden and devastating heart attack, Dorothy Cutts made a decision to keep other families together for longer.

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It’s pretty big news in the nutrition world – the UK has announced it will be introducing a tax on sugary drinks in two years’ time. So what about us here in New Zealand? Should we follow suit and do the same?

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As one of New Zealand’s top cardiologists and researchers, Rob Doughty seemed like the least likely candidate for a heart attack.

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John Clarke is using his experience to help more people understand heart disease and heart health, get CPR training and know where defibrillators are located in their community.

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New research funded by the Heart Foundation will help us understand the heart health profile of Pasifika people living in the South Island

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You’re helping us to fund innovation research that uses text messages to manage heart disease.

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In 2007 we began working with food companies in New Zealand to reduce salt levels in processed food. Now we’re working with them to reduce sugar.

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Heart disease is the single biggest killer of women in New Zealand. Each year, over 2800 Kiwi women lose their lives to the condition.

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Fermented foods and beverages are becoming increasingly popular. You can now find kombucha on tap in bars, sourdough bread in cafes and more varieties of yoghurt, sauerkraut and kimchi in your local supermarket.

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The Heart Foundation announced funding today for a nutrition research project to address the high rates of cardiovascular disease and death among Māori in New Zealand, as part of its $4.3 million 2018 funding round.

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