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Understand your Lipids
and reduce the Risk of Heart Disease

Step 1 - Learn about your risk

(NIH. Lower heart disease risk. What are the risk factors for heart disease? Last updated on: February, 2017. [Online]. Available from: https://www.nhlbi. nih.gov/health/educational/hearttruth/lower-risk/risk-factors.htm. Accessed on: 6.08.2019.)

Ask yourself, if you have
  • Sedentary lifestyle
  • Excess weight
  • Unhealthy eating habits
  • Family history of heart attack and stroke
  • Blood sugar
  • High blood pressure
  • Smoking habit
Step 2 - Vist your doctor

(NIH. Lower heart disease risk. How Do I Find Out if I Am at Risk for Heart Disease? Last updated on: February, 2017. [Online]. Available from: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/hearttruth/lower-risk/find-out.htm. Accessed on: 6.08.2019.)

To know about your risks
and management goals.

Step 3 - Take Action

(National lipid association. Know your cholesterol: reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Last updated on: October, 2014. [Online]. Available from: https://www.lipid.org/sites/default/files/know_your_cholesterol_risk.pdf. Accessed on: 06.08.2019.)

Follow your doctor’s advice on medicine, diet
and lifestyle and keep a track of it.

Step 4 - Visit Your Doctor

Check if you are meeting your goals and get tested
for cholesterol regularly

If you eat healthy, exercise more and take your cholesterol medicine,
you are less likely to have a heart attack or stroke

Reference:
https://www.eufic.org/en/healthy-living/article/overweight-and-obesity-classification-bmi-other-methods
Follow the heart healthy steps to reduce
the risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
DON’T STOP your medicine
Take your medication as prescribed
NIH. How to Prevent Heart Disease. Last updated on: 25 March 2015. [Online]. Available from:
https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventheartdisease.html. Accessed on: 06.08.2019.

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