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Why activity matters
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- Getting enough exercise can help manage your cholesterol levels, which can decrease risk for heart attack and stroke.
- Getting enough exercise can help manage your cholesterol levels, which can decrease risk for heart attack and stroke. Your heart is a muscle, after all, so exercise helps manage your overall heart health risk.
Why diet matters
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- A diet high in saturated or trans-fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt can raise heart health risks.
- A diet high in saturated or trans-fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt can raise heart attack and stroke risk. That’s because these foods can raise “bad” cholesterol and cause build-up of fat in your arteries (atherosclerosis) as well as lead to high blood pressure.
Why weight matters
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- Excess weight can make “bad” cholesterol levels higher, increasing heart attack risk.
- Excess weight can make “bad” cholesterol levels higher, increasing heart attack and stroke risk. Being overweight can also contribute to risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, which, in turn, raise heart health risks.
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