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prevention of hypertension

Management: 1) healthy lifestyle habits are associated with a lower incidence of hypertension [2] a) keeping a normal weight b) exercising regularly c) drinking moderately d) consuming nuts (men) [2] e) adherence to DASH diet (women) [1] f) probiotics may be of benefit [4] 2) pharmaceutical measures to reduce risk a) infrequent use of nonnarcotic analgesics b) folic acid supplementation (women) [1,2]

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hypertension (HTN, high blood pressure, HBP)

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prophylaxis (prevention, ppx)

References

  1. Forman JP Diet and Lifestyle Risk Factors Associated With Incident Hypertension in Women
  2. Djousse L et al Nut consumption and risk of hypertension in US male physicians. Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb;28(1):10-4. Epub 2008 Oct 2. PMID: 18834651
  3. Forman JP et al. Diet and lifestyle risk factors associated with incident hypertension in women. JAMA 2009 Jul 22/29; 302:401. PMID: 19622819
  4. Khalesi S et al Effect of Probiotics on Blood Pressure. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials. Hypertension. July 21, 2014 PMID: 25047574 http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/07/21/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03469