High cholesterol
Advice and information on high cholesterol levels from Nuffield Health experts.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have high blood pressure than those without diabetes. High blood pressure can increase your risk of heart disease, so it's really important to live a healthy lifestyle if you have diabetes. Conor Duncan, Senior Physiologist, shares advice for diabetics to manage their blood pressure.
Updated: Monday 16 January 2023
Published: Wednesday 11 January 2023
If you’ve been told your cholesterol levels are high, there are exercise habits you can adopt to help combat the problem.
Updated: Wednesday 21 December 2022
Published: Wednesday 30 March 2016
They say mathematics can explain the universe. It can also explain why you’re not achieving your weight loss goals. Head of Preventative Medicine, Dr Ben Kelly crunches the numbers.
Updated: Friday 2 September 2022
Published: Thursday 5 January 2017
It’s a common misconception that all cholesterol is bad for your health. Nuffield Health Professional Head of Physiology, Justin Jones, explains not only what good cholesterol is, but also how to increase the levels of it in your system.
Updated: Tuesday 21 June 2022
Published: Friday 3 February 2017
What you eat can have a huge impact on the health of your cardiovascular system, so take control your risk of heart disease by making smart food choices.
Updated: Monday 25 April 2022
Published: Thursday 27 August 2015
High blood pressure and cholesterol levels are a clear and present danger to your heart health. But there’s a super food that can turn the tide.
Updated: Monday 25 April 2022
Published: Wednesday 30 November 2016
A high cholesterol rating means you should think carefully about what you eat, but it doesn’t mean all the fun has to go out of meal times.
Updated: Monday 25 April 2022
Published: Wednesday 30 March 2016
A healthy cholesterol level isn’t just about having less of the bad, it’s also about having plenty of the good. Here’s what healthy levels look like.
Updated: Monday 25 April 2022
Published: Tuesday 22 November 2016
Recent fitness trends have placed a greater focus on resistance training, but that's no reason to ignore the benefits of cardiovascular exercise. Nuffield Health's Head of Fitness, Chris Foster, provides the reasons cardio can improve your health.
Updated: Thursday 3 September 2020
Published: Wednesday 16 November 2016
Andy had noticed he was getting larger. He was aware that his chest would get tight, and he preferred to hide in the back of photographs. But it wasn't until he applied for the Healthy Weight Programme that he realised how close he was to a catastrophic event.
Updated: Monday 18 May 2020
Published: Tuesday 30 May 2017