Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the best weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease and other heart conditions.

Part of eating a heart-healthy diet means fixing foods using low-sodium, low-fat, and low-cholesterol methods.

Here's a formula to help you figure out how many calories and fat grams you need each day to maintain your current weight.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet reduced blood pressure. This diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and total fat and emphasizes fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products.

Even if your blood pressure is normal or high-normal, you're still at increased risk for hypertension (high blood pressure), the condition in which your heart works too hard and the resulting forceful blood flow harms arteries.

The food guide pyramid from the federal government is a guideline to help you eat a healthy diet.

Evidence is mounting that a healthful diet can help protect you from some diseases. What you eat -- or don't eat -- may help prevent heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes.

If you need to change your eating habits for the sake of your health, have you considered talking with a registered dietitian (RD)?

Americans consume two to three times more salt or sodium than is healthy.

Omega-3s are a beneficial and essential form of fat, one that your body needs but can't make.

Your BMI gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.

Eating healthy can reduce your risk of illness and lengthen your life. Eating a balanced, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet reduces your risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke and other diseases. Follow these tips to help improve your diet.

When trying to make heart-healthy changes to your lifestyle and diet, it is helpful to know some basics about nutrition.