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What if we could predict who is vulnerable to heart disease before their symptoms start? That’s the focus of a long-term study in Canterbury, involving 3400 heart-healthy volunteers.

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If you have a fitness tracker, it probably tells you to walk 10,000 steps a day. But is 10,000 steps a suitable target for heart health? And how does it compare with the recommended 30 minutes a day?

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Two years ago, Deb Leslie suffered a horrific heart attack which left her strewn across the table in a busy Wellington food court.

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This is my story… Our son was born in June 2010 - a very healthy 10.3lb! Less than 2 weeks later, in the early hours of the morning, I suffered sudden deep pain in the centre of my chest, so painful I knew something was drastically wrong.

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For Natalie, a young wife, mother and nurse, a cardiac event happened on what seemed like an ordinary evening. But her nursing background immediately sounded internal alarms and she knew she was experiencing something out of the ordinary.

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Nutrition is like fashion – trends fade into the background, only to regain popularity a few years down the track. Right now, the hot topic is whether we should be using butter or margarine. It’s an old debate that’s once again ‘rearing its head’.

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Remember the old food pyramid?  In its time it was fairly iconic as a basis for understanding healthy eating.  Many of us learned about it in school, came across it at doctors’ surgeries, or just saw it in articles on healthy eating.

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Does eating while driving, working or scrolling on your phone sound familiar? We’ve all been there. But did you know how important it is to fully participate in the experience of eating? In this article, we cover what intuitive eating is and ways to help you change your mindset around…

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You may have heard of the health and environmental benefits of eating a plant-based diet and wondered – is this the right eating pattern for me?

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With regards to the bequest from Lindo Williams, we at the Heart Foundation are concerned that our approach has been misinterpreted as a desire to secure more funds than Mr Williams intended to donate to the Heart Foundation.

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A thirteen-year-old boy is calling on schools and workplaces to support his project which aims to reduce the number of Kiwis dying from cardiac arrest.

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Article updated 27/03/2015 We're thrilled to be launching a New Zealand-first website called HeartHelp, which makes it easier than ever for people with heart disease to access support and advice.

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