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Old 1st Feb 2008, 08:23
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Originally Posted by cessna l plate
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I accept that there are lifestyle changes that I need to make, and quickly, and exercise is probably the main one, followed by the ciggies.
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A low salt, low fat diet matters as well, along with plenty of fruit & veg and not drinking much alcohol. If you eat a lot of take-away food or eat out a lot your diet is probably far too high in both fat and salt and almost certainly doesn't have enough fruit & veg.

It's a subject that Google will get you lots of information about:

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068761/
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles...?articleid=203
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