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Effects of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification on Diet, Weight, Physical Fitness, and Blood Pressure Control: 18-Month Results of a Randomized Trial

Patricia J. Elmer, +14 more
- 04 Apr 2006 - 
- Vol. 144, Iss: 7, pp 485-495
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At 18 months, participants in both behavioral intervention groups had less hypertension, more weight loss, and better reduction in sodium and fat intake than those receiving advice only, and the DASH diet group also increased their intake of fruits, vegetables, and fiber.
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The authors randomly assigned 810 adults with prehypertension or early-stage hypertension to receive advice on changing diet and exercise, a behavioral intervention, or the behavioral intervention ...

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2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Giuseppe Mancia, +89 more
- 21 Jul 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a randomized controlled trial of Aliskiren in the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly people was presented. But the authors did not discuss the effect of the combination therapy in patients living with systolic hypertension.
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2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Giuseppe Mancia, +24 more
- 01 Jul 2013 - 
TL;DR: 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension : The Task Force for the management of Arterspertension of the European Society ofhypertension (ESH) and of theEuropean Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

Silvio E. Inzucchi, +11 more
- 20 Apr 2012 - 
TL;DR: Properties of currently available glucose-lowering agents that may guide treatment choice in individual patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are explored.
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Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach: Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

Silvio E. Inzucchi, +11 more
- 01 Jun 2012 - 
TL;DR: This statement has been written incorporating the best available evidence and, where solid support does not exist, using the experience and insight of the writing group, incorporating an extensive review by additional experts (acknowledged below).
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Erratum: Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: A patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Diabetologia (2013) 56 (680))

Silvio E. Inzucchi, +11 more
- 01 Mar 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the properties of currently available glucose-lowering agents that may guide treatment choice in individual patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, including vildagliptin.
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Aram V. Chobanian, +10 more
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Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001.

Ali H. Mokdad, +6 more
- 01 Jan 2003 - 
TL;DR: Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor health status, and increases in obesity and diabetes continue in both sexes, all ages, all races, all educational levels, and all smoking levels.
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