In 1948, First Research Grant Awarded: The association awards its first research grant, to Nobel Prize winner Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. The grant helped fund studies about the energy that muscles, such as the heart, need to contract. In all, the AHA has funded 13 Nobel Prize winners, including nine whose AHA-funded work led to the Nobel Prize. 

Eat Better: Dining at home with your favorite takeout or food delivery? Our simple tips will help you make healthier choices when ordering out.

More tips for eating healthier takeout

Move More: We share some of the more common barriers and solutions for overcoming them.

Overcome barriers to fitness

Be Well: It's important to know how to do it correctly, especially if your doctor has recommended that you regularly monitor your blood pressure. Learn the correct way to check your blood pressure.

How to monitor your blood pressure

Eat Better: Aim for an overall healthy eating pattern that includes whole foods, lots of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, nuts, seeds, and cooking in non-tropical oils such as olive and canola. Learn how to eat better with this helpful fact sheet.

Learn how to eat better with this helpful fact sheet

Move More: How much physical activity do you need? Quickly find the American Heart Association recommendations for adults.

Discover how much physical activity you need

Be Well: Do you or someone you love smoke or vape? If so, we have 5 steps to quit! It's one of the best things you can do to improve your health (or your loved one's health) and add years to your life.

Learn the 5 steps to quit smoking or vaping

Eat Better: Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, which is the body's main source of energy. Different carbohydrates are broken down at different rates, so it's important to learn about the different types of carbohydrates and how they affect your blood sugar levels.

Find out which carbs are healthiest

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