The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP®) is an educationally intensive lifestyle intervention program with more than 50,000 graduates worldwide. Endorsed by the Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, both headquartered in Washington, D.C., the CHIP® program focuses on developing a greater measure of intelligent self-care involving a clearer understanding of the nature and etiology of heart disease, its epidemiology and its risk factors.
The program aims at a marked reduction of the coronary risk factor levels through the adoption of better health habits and lifestyle choices. The goal is to facilitate disease reversal by lowering blood cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar levels, by reducing excess weight, lowering high blood pressure, enhancing daily exercise, and by eliminating smoking.
