title: Non-pharmacological management of hypertension: optimal strategies for reducing cardiovascular risk.
abstract: REASONS FOR NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT: Non-pharmacological management has the potential to reverse mild hypertension, to enhance effects of antihypertensive drugs, and to diminish fatal and non-fatal heart attack and stroke rates.
  For lowering blood pressure, weight control, alcohol moderation, salt restriction and exercise appear the most effective. Smoking cessation, and diets low in total and saturated fats and rich in fish, fruit and vegetables are also likely to substantially reduce atherosclerotic and thrombotic disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Advice on non-pharmacological management needs to be targeted appropriately for individuals and populations with widely varying behaviours which put them at risk of hypertension and its complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Beilin
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary