Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

To help you keep to a healthy weight (or to lose weight), you need to be physically active and eat a healthy diet. Not only is it good for your general well–being, it will help keep your heart healthy too.

Here's a very quick guide to healthy eating but for more detailed information, please visit the Healthy Eating section.

• Aim to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day
   
• Try to cut down on fat, especially saturated fat. Saturated fats are found in all sorts of food types such as butter, hard cheese and cream. They're also common in fatty meats, meat products, in biscuits and cakes and in coconut or palm oil
   
• Try to eat two portions of fish a week. One of the portions should be oil rich fish, such as herring, mackerel or pilchards
   
• Don't add salt to your food and cut down on processed foods that contain a lot of salt
   
• If you do drink alcohol, drink in moderation.