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 | Fast Stats A-Z: Hypertension
National Center for Health Statistics.
Lists morbidity and mortality statistics for hypertension. Includes links to comprehensive data charts in PDF format. |
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| General Information |
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 | Dietary Guidelines: Sodium and Potassium (PDF|394 KB)
United States Department of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Agriculture.
Reviews ways to reduce sodium intake and reduce the risk of high blood pressure. Includes key recommendations for sodium and potassium, and considerations for selected audience groups. Also provides a range of sodium content for selected food. |
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| Facts About The DASH Diet (PDF|471 KB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Describes the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. Find tips on menu planning, ways to increase fruit and vegetable intake, suggestions to decrease sodium intake, and a form to track eating habits. Also includes menus and recipes. |
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 | Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Discusses the meaning, detection, prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Includes real life examples of people with hypertension who are making lifestyle choices to lower their blood pressure. Other topics include African Americans, the DASH diet, healthy eating, physical activity, and preeclampsia. |
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| Audience Specific |
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| Reports/Guidelines |
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| Effects of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification on Blood Pressure Control
Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 289:2083-2093.
This study looked at the effects of behavioral interventions such as weight loss, sodium reduction, increased physical activity, the
DASH diet and limited alcohol intake on Blood Pressure. This was one of the first trials to evaluate the effects of simultaneously implementing lifestyle recommendations. April, 2003 |
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| New High Blood Pressure Guidelines Say Start Early, Treat Aggressively
American Heart Association.
This is a short synopsis of new High Blood Pressure guidelines outlined in the report below. One of the four basic strategies in the new guidelines is the classification “prehypertension” aimed at motivating people to develop health-promoting lifestyles. |
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| Online Tools |
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| Hypertension: Medline Interactive Health Tutorial
DHHS. National Institutes of Health; United States National Library of Medicine.
Interactive tutorial for professionals and consumers describes blood pressure and addresses the causes, complications, diagnosis and control of high blood pressure. Also available in Spanish. |
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Last Modified: Aug 3, 2009 |
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