Loading...
Behavioral interventions can produce short-term changes in diet, physical activity, lipid levels, and blood pressure, but can these changes be sustained? Researchers reported the 18-month results of a multicenter trial, in which 810 adults with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension were randomized to one of three interventions:
two 30-minute advice sessions
33 counseling sessions with specific goals related to weight loss, physical activity, and sodium and alcohol intake
counseling and goals as above, plus recommendations to adhere to the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet with regard to fruit, vegetable, and fat intake
At 18 months, fat intake was reduced significantly in both counseling groups compared with the advice group…