• Eat less red meat, and trim visible fat from meat
before you cook it.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables.
• Exercise every day.
• Eat fewer fried foods.
• Eat more high-fiber foods, such as beans,
legumes, oatmeal and wholegrain bread.
• Lose excess weight.
• Eat less saturated fat — butter, lard and shortening.
• Eat fewer commercially baked cookies,
cakes, pies and pastries.