Refrigerate leftovers promptly. Keep hot foods hot, cold foods cold. Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat. If you choose one food that is high in saturated fat, make you other choices low in saturated fat. Choose beverages and foods to moderate your intake of sugars.
Soft drinks are the number one source of added sugars in the American diet.
Set limits on them and other sweets, so as not to crowd foods with more nutrients off the table. Choose and prepare foods with less salt. Most of the salt in our diets is added by food processing or during cooking. If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation. Moderation one drink per day for women, two per day for men.