What are some heart disease prevention tips for teens?

The same as for adults:

Prevent and control high blood cholesterol - eating a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fiber, keeping a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise

Prevent and control high blood pressure - a healthy diet, regular physical activity, not smoking, and healthy weight

Prevent and control diabetes - maintain proper weight and regular exercise

No tobacco - smoking increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Never smoking is one of the best things a person can do to lower their risk

Moderate alcohol use - excessive alcohol use increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke

Maintain a healthy weight - body mass index (BMI) lower than 25

Regular physical activity - 30 minutes most days of the week

Diet and nutrition - maintain a healthy weight and regular physical activity, an overall healthy diet can help to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. This includes eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, lowering or cutting out added salt or sodium, and eating less saturated fat and cholesterol to lower these risks

I hope this helps. Be well.

Rick the Pharmacist Source(s): http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/preventi...

The best way to have a healthy heart is to eat a diet mostly of fresh fruit and ray vegetables. It does not mean being a vegetarian but it does mean eating a lot more vegetables than most westerners do and not a lot of meats.

DO not use enriched products. Instead eat whole grains. Eat the multi grain breads with the wheat berries and other berries from grains in them. Look at the label and read the ingredients to make sure they have not added vitamins or any form of iron to the flour) This is a good way to prevent or ward off several common adult diseases including heart disease.
try eating some vegatbles with higher vitemin rate and look in some heathly cook books there are so many fun and tasty things to make!!
eating protein such as meats or dairy products should help too
exercize and diet
Getting a teenager to do anything is a chore by itself. Running 1 mile a day should do it.
Exercise, running and staying away from saturated fats.