A healthy diet and lifestyle can reduce your risk for: Heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Conditions that lead to heart disease, including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity Other chronic health problems, including type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and some forms of cancer This article makes recommendations that can help prevent heart disease and other conditions that can affect the health of your heart. People who currently have a heart condition such as heart failure, or other health problems such as diabetes, should talk with their health care provider about what type of diet is best. Y ou may need to make certain changes to your diet that are not included in these recommendations.