Heart disease: Physical inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to high cholesterol

Moreover, if you drink alcohol, the BHF says it is important to keep within the recommended guidelines – whether you drink every day, once or twice a week or just occasionally.

If you currently eat more than 90g (cooked weight) of red or processed meat a day, the Department of Health and Social Care advises that you cut down to 70g.Processed meat refers to meat that has been preserved by smoking, curing, salting or adding preservatives.

This includes sausages, bacon, ham, salami and pâtés, according to the NHS.

The BHF says: “Smokers are almost twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to people who have never smoked.” Nonetheless, the charity says it is never too late to benefit from stopping smoking.”