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  Eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to protect your health. In fact, up to 80% of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented through your life choices and habits, such as eating a healthy diet and being physically active. A healthy diet can help lower your risk of heart disease and stroke by: improving your cholesterol levels reducing your blood pressure helping you manage your body weight controlling your blood sugar. What does a healthy, balanced diet look like? Canada’s Food Guide recommends eating a variety of healthy foods each day. This includes eating plant-based foods more often and choosing highly-processed or ultra-processed foods less often. This image is a copy of the version available at  https://food-guide.canada.ca A healthy diet includes: 1. Eating lots of vegetables and fruit This is one of the most important diet habits.  Vegetables and fruit  are packed with nutrients (antioxidants, vitamins, mi...