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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Browse handouts and recipes for the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet. Topics include getting more potassium, staying on track, and meal tracking for different calorie levels.

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This website features more than 100 recipes from around the world created for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Download cookbooks, get cooking tips and check out healthy eating video clips. 

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Browse through a variety of healthy Latino, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Vietnamese, and Filipino Community recipes.

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What do your numbers mean? Learn about cholesterol and its health effects, plus ways to improve your cholesterol levels. 

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This cookbook shows how to prepare and enjoy tasty recipes that are good for your heart and your health. PDF | 8.11 MB

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Choosing and preparing foods that are lower in salt and sodium may help prevent or lower high blood pressure. Find a list of foods to choose more often and less often.

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Raise awareness about heart disease in women - the risks, the causes, and the ways women can keep their hearts healthy.

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Discover the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan to gain better control of high blood pressure. See a week's worth of sample menus and recipes, which feature plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium.

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Read about the difference between servings and portions, and find out how much portion sizes have grown over the past 20 years.