Practical advice for a healthy diet and lifestyle – How to overcome barriers?

Making positive lifestyle changes including adopting a heart-healthy diet, stopping smoking, weight management and regular exercise are essential for maintaining optimal LDL-cholesterol levels and for reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Diet and lifestyle measures such as these should always form the basis for dyslipidaemia treatment and CVD prevention. However, it may be challenging to motivate patients to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle or to undertake changes and implement them consistently.