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AUSTRALIAN PRESCRIBER
Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 150-153Publisher
NATL PRESCRIBING SERVICE LTD
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2008.085
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alcohol; cardiovascular disease; diet; physical activity; smoking cessation
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Recently updated Australian guidelines recommend that advice on smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, physical activity and body weight should be part of routine management of hypertension for all patients, regardless of drug therapy. Smoking cessation is recommended to reduce overall cardiovascular risk. Healthy eating, reducing dietary sodium and alcohol intake, regular physical activity and achieving a healthy body weight are all effective in lowering blood pressure.
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