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Heartline Magazine October - December 2007
WHF Tips
These World Heart Federation tips will help
protect people and their families from heart disease and stroke:
1. Encourage everyone to eat well-balanced
meals, including (steamed, boiled, grilled or baked) lean meat,
fish, vegetables, pulses, fruit and low fat products.
2. Provide at least five daily servings of
vegetables and fruit.
3. Offer water, low fat milk or fresh,
unsweetened fruit juices to drink rather than soft drinks.
4. Include fruit or vegetables in your
children’s school lunch or snack. Convince your child’s friend’s
parents to do likewise. Get their teacher’s support to put
healthy eating on the classroom agenda.
5. Make sure you don’t consume excess salt,
especially through processed foods.
6. Plan more family activities outside. Add
30 minutes of regular physical activity daily and build physical
activity into day-to-day chores. Take the stairs rather than the
lift, for instance.
7. Make your home smoke-free and try to
ensure that your children don’t smoke or experience tobacco
smoke anywhere else.
8. Limit screen time. Keep the TV or
computer off as much as possible and make sure your children’s
leisure time is packed with plenty of physical activity. Why not
go with your child to school by foot or bicycle.
9. As a family member, set a good example by
eating healthily, being physically active on a regular basis and
by not smoking.
10. If you think anyone in the family is at
risk of heart disease, check with your health professional.
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