Lifestyle Advice & Treatments

The information we present on lifestyle and treatments available is provided as guidance to help you understand the condition.

For full information about FH and treatments available, please consult a medical professional.

Making healthy lifestyle choices helps reduce the risk of heart disease associated with familial hypercholesterolaemia. Recommended changes to improve heart health include:

• Opting for a healthy diet
• Choosing to eat foods that actively lower cholesterol
• Becoming more physically active – exercising regularly
• Stopping smoking
• Drinking alcohol in moderation
• Monitoring your weight – losing weight and reducing the circumference of your waist if you are overweight – and then maintaining these changes