- Don’t smoke and avoid secondhand smoke
- Control your blood pressure. Normal is below 120/80
- Keep total cholesterol below 200; LDL below 130 (below 100 is optimal); HDL 40 or above for men and 50 or above for women.
- Measure your waist. A high-risk waistline is 35″ or larger for women and 40″ or larger for men.
- Maintain a healthy diet.
- Control diabetes.
Source: American Heart Association.
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