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Although  you might  know that  eating certain foods can  increase your heart  disease risk,  it's  often  tough  to  change  your eating habits.  Whether you have  years of  unhealthy eating  under your belt  or  you  simply want  to fine-tune your  diet, here  are  eight  heart-healthy diet  tips.  Once you  know  which  foods to  eat more  of  and which  foods  to  limit,  you'll be  on  your way toward a heart-healthy diet. 1. Control your portion size How much  you  eat  is just as  important  as  what  you eat. Overloading your  plate,  taking  seconds and eating  until you feel stuffed  can  lead  to  eating more  calories than  you should.  Portions served in  restaurants are  often more  than anyone needs. Use a small plate  or  bowl  to  help  control  your  portions.  Eat  larger portions  of low-calorie, nutrient-rich foods,  such  as  fruits and vegetables, and smaller portions of  high-calorie, high-sodium foods, such as refined,  processed  or  fast  foods. 

By Maria Cohut (Fact checked by Carolyn Robertson) Millions of people live with high blood pressure, which can place them at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. For this condition, doctors typically prescribe blood-lowering drugs, but could exercise help just as well? people jogging A new study suggests that exercise can be just as effective as drugs when it comes to keeping blood pressure under control. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 75 million adults in the United States have to manage high blood pressure, where it exceeds the threshold of 140 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). The condition can increase their risk of developing heart disease or experiencing a stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in the U.S. Moreover, high blood pressure drives an expense of around $48.6 billion per year nationally, including the cost of medication, accessed health care, and absence from work. People with high blood