Food and nutrition position statements
Key takeaways
- Explore a range of useful evidence-based position statements and resources to support health professionals, including: dietitians, nutritionists, general practice, allied health and health professionals working in the area of nutrition and cardiovascular health.
- Our Heart Healthy Eating Patterns position statement outlines our approach to healthy eating, underpinned by a strong evidence base.
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Sign up now and discover delicious, easy to follow dinner recipes. Plus shopping lists, tips and other helpful information to make healthy eating easy. ...
Are you at risk of heart disease?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
There is no single cause for any one heart condition, but there are risk factors that increase your chance of developing one. ...
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Join the fight against Australia’s biggest killer by supporting the Heart Foundation. ...
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
The fundraising race where you set the pace. Run, jog or walk MyMarathon at your own pace during October....
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Join the Heart Foundation community. Together, we can make a real difference for Australian hearts. ...
Support and resources for health care professionals
Support and resources for health care professionals
Support and resources for health care professionals
Our range of clinical and patient support resources are available for you to use in your daily practice....
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Full list of clinical guidlines and references for CVD, heart failure, ACS, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, SCAD and RHD...
Stay informed about COVID-19
Stay informed about COVID-19
Stay informed about COVID-19
If you have heart disease, you are more vulnerable to severe complications....
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Find more heart healthy bowl recipes in our Bowl Foods recipe booklet...
Heart health information in your language
Heart health information in your language
A selection of heart health information brochures in a range languages...
Heart Foundation recipes
Heart Foundation recipes
Heart Foundation recipes
Check out our recipe categories to find your next heart healthy meal....
Women and heart disease
Women and heart disease
Women and heart disease
Every day, 22 women lose their lives to this condition....
COVID-19 info & FAQs
COVID-19 info & FAQs
COVID-19 info & FAQs
Information and FAQs about COVID-19 and heart disease....
Cyril credits cardiac rehab for getting his life back
Cyril credits cardiac rehab for getting his life back
Cyril credits cardiac rehab for getting his life back
Cyril suffered a heart attack in 2015. Cardiac rehab helped get his life back on track. ...
Heart stories
Heart stories
Heart stories
Stories of hope from Australian men and women fighting heart disease....
Gerry had heart attack warning signs on his dream holiday.
Gerry had heart attack warning signs on his dream holiday.
Gerry had heart attack warning signs on his dream holiday.
I’d always thought of myself as fairly fit; I swam a lot, and did ‘soft running’, a combination of running and walking. ...
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.
The game is “hide and seek”. You play it without even realising. The shock is that when you play this game, you could be placing your heart health at risk....
Meditation helped Grant recover from his heart attack
Meditation helped Grant recover from his heart attack
Meditation helped Grant recover from his heart attack
Thankfully for Grant Byrne, a lifelong Led Zeppelin fan, some quick thinking helped him avoid a stairway to heaven. Read Grant’s heart attack story now. ...
Norm discovered he was at risk of a major heart attack just in the nick of time
Norm discovered he was at risk of a major heart attack just in the nick of time
Norm discovered he was at risk of a major heart attack just in the nick of time
Norm didn’t worry too much about his cholesterol problem – until an angiogram revealed he had an 80 per cent blockage in a major heart artery. ...
The one that took Jan’s breath away
The one that took Jan’s breath away
The one that took Jan’s breath away
Open heart surgery to treat damaged heart valves has improved Jan's overall health....
Maryanne was shocked to find she had a hidden heart problem
Maryanne was shocked to find she had a hidden heart problem
Maryanne was shocked to find she had a hidden heart problem
At first, it didn’t cross my mind it could be something serious. ...
From diagnosis at 37 to heart surgery, rehab and now
From diagnosis at 37 to heart surgery, rehab and now
From diagnosis at 37 to heart surgery, rehab and now
Claude Lam, Open heart surgery survivor...
Our research stories
Our research stories
Our research stories
We fund amazing researchers who have important stories to tell...
Time to book a Heart Health Check?
Time to book a Heart Health Check?
Time to book a Heart Health Check?
If you're 45 and over, or 30 and over if you're of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you should book your Heart Health Check today...
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
A story from Ange Foster ...
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Search our current researcher's and the ground breaking research being undertaken....
Get started with more physical activity
Get started with more physical activity
Get started with more physical activity
Finding time for physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your heart...
Heart Foundation Walking
Heart Foundation Walking
Heart Foundation Walking
Learn more about Heart Foundation Walking and find your local walking group....
Smart Heart Guidelines App
Smart Heart Guidelines App
Smart Heart Guidelines App
Access to Australian heart disease guidelines is now free at your fingertips...
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Discover more about our various funding programs, requirements, and application dates now....