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Nutrition, lifestyle factors, and blood pressure / edited by Pao-Hwa Lin and Laura P. Svetkey.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012.Description: xv, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781439830758 (hardback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC 685 .H8 N87 2012
Summary: "Aiming to increase awareness, this book covers measures to prevent health conditions and diseases that are associated with high blood pressure. The first section provides a comprehensive review of diet, nutrition, lifestyle, and blood pressure control. It also discusses the consequences of high blood pressure, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke. The second section focuses on implementation of strategies to promote behavioral changes for blood pressure control. The final section addresses key subgroup populations and situations that require special considerations. Case studies demonstrate how lifestyle factors can be changed to control blood pressure"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
General circulation General circulation Main Campus Library General Stacks RC 685 .H8 N87 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A.K. 2016/014174

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Aiming to increase awareness, this book covers measures to prevent health conditions and diseases that are associated with high blood pressure. The first section provides a comprehensive review of diet, nutrition, lifestyle, and blood pressure control. It also discusses the consequences of high blood pressure, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke. The second section focuses on implementation of strategies to promote behavioral changes for blood pressure control. The final section addresses key subgroup populations and situations that require special considerations. Case studies demonstrate how lifestyle factors can be changed to control blood pressure"-- Provided by publisher.

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