The cholesterol charity Heart UK has opened a pilot drop-in centre in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead for those concerned about their cholesterol levels, often a cause of heart disease and premature death.

Medical, dietetic and exercise advice is now available in person or at the end of a phone. The manufacturers of two food products Shredded Wheat (Cereal Partners UK) and Flora margarine (Unilever) are providing funding as is money raised by runners in this years Flora London Marathon.

www.heartuk.org.uk