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Management
- behavioral counseling may lead to sustained lifestyle changes, weight reduction, & lower blood pressure[1]
- behaviors or achievements reducing cardiovascular mortality & overall mortality
- not smoking
- moderate exercise at least 5 times a week
- untreated blood pressure under 120/80 mm Hg
- HbA1c < 5.7%
- serum total cholesterol < 200 mg/dL
- BMI less than 25;
- diet high in fruits & vegetables, fish, & whole grains, & low in sodium & sugary beverages[2]
- mobile technology lifestyle-modification programs in which pedometers & web-based communications are used to encouragephysical activity are effective in community & workplace settings across a wide spectrum of incomes[4]
Notes
- a healthy lifestyle in midlife can add up to 10 years of disease-free life[6]
- adults may use antihypertensives &/or statins as substitutes for a healthy lifestyle[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elmer PJ, Obarzanek E, Vollmer WM, Simons-Morton D, Stevens VJ, Young DR, Lin PH, Champagne C, Harsha DW, Svetkey LP, Ard J, Brantley PJ, Proschan MA, Erlinger TP, Appel LJ; PREMIER Collaborative Research Group. Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on diet, weight, physical fitness, and blood pressure control: 18-month results of a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Apr 4;144(7):485-95. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16585662
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yang Q et al Trends in Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Associations With All-Cause and CVD Mortality Among US Adults JAMA, March 16, 2012. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427615 <Internet> http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/early/2012/03/12/jama.2012.339.full
Lloyd-Jones DM Improving the Cardiovascular Health of the US Population JAMA, March 16, 2012. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427616 <Internet> http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/early/2012/03/12/jama.2012.361.full - ↑ Eckel RH et al 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk on Adults. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. Nov 12, 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24222015 <Internet> http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/11/01.cir.0000437740.48606.d1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ganesan AN et al. International mobile-health intervention on physical activity, sitting, and weight: The Stepathlon cardiovascular health study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 Apr 3; PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27050185
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Korhonen MJ, Pentti J, Hartikainen J et al Lifestyle Changes in Relation to Initiation of Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Medication: A Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020;9:e014168. Feb 5 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32019405 Free Article https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014168
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Li Y, Schoufour J, Wang DD et al. Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: Prospective cohort study. BMJ 2020 Jan 8;368:l6669. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915124 Free Article