Cardiac Health and Diet2025-03-14T12:33:11+10:00

Cardiac Health and Diet

The Information below will help you learn about ways to manage heart conditions.

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Dietary Fibre and Heart Health

  • Presenter: Amy Tucker Dietitian (APD) CCDT
    Description: This presentation is general advice re: what dietary fibre is, the health benefits of dietary fibre, different types, recommended daily fibre intake and tips for increasing your dietary fibre intake.

Eat Out and Take-away

  • Presenter: Catherine O’Driscoll Senior Dietitian (APD) CCDT
    Description: This presentation is general advice re Why do we eat out and order takeaway, negative impacts, practical tips, and resources.

Label Reading

  • Presenter: Janelle Longmire Senior Dietitian (APD) CCDT
    Description: This presentation is general advice re How to read food labels, understanding the different tools available on food labels, how to compare products to find the best choice and using a food labelling app.

Healthy Fats and Heart Health  

Presenter: Janelle Longmire Senior Dietitian (APD) CCDT
Description: This presentation is general advice re: Understanding the different types of cholesterol and how they affect the heart, the different types of dietary fat in our foods and making heart healthy swaps.

Portion Control

Presenter: Deb McGrath Senior Dietitian (APD) CCDT
Description: This presentation is general advice re: Understanding the serve sizes of foods​, serving sizes at meals, and breakfast, lunch and dinner meal ideas. ​

Salt (Sodium) and how to reduce it

Presenter:  Catherine O’Driscoll Senior Dietitian (APD) CCDT
Description: This presentation is general advice re: What happens when we eat too much salt, recommended daily salt intake, lower salt options, ways to reduce salt intake and reading food labels.

Contact us

Open: Monday-Friday, 8.00am-4.30pm North Lakes and Caboolture Phone: (07) 3049 1291 Chermside and Nundah Phone: (07) 3139 4139 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Phone: (07) 3646 6465 Chermside Heart Failure Rehabilitation Phone: (07) 3139 5644

Need help outside hours?

For non-urgent medical issues call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or visit your GP. In an emergency call 000.

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