1st Edition
Nutrition, Lifestyle Factors, and Blood Pressure
Even though enormous advancements have been made in identifying evidence-based lifestyle strategies for hypertension prevention and management, little progress has been made in implementing these proven strategies. Nutrition, Lifestyle Factors, and Blood Pressure compiles practical, science-based information for health care providers to provide effective lifestyle interventions for blood pressure care.
Divided into three sections, the book features:
- Evidence-based blood pressure control and relevant considerations for real-life situations
- Special considerations in blood pressure control and lifestyle modification among children and adolescents, during pregnancy, and among those with diabetes
- Practical tools that health care providers can put into practice in particular settings
An excellent supplement to existing resources, Nutrition, Lifestyle Factors, and Blood Pressure shortens the gap between current understanding of the science about lifestyle factors and blood pressure and the actual implementation of the science
Evidence on Lifestyle Factors and Blood Pressure
Overview
Macronutrients, Dietary patterns and Blood Pressure
Effects of Minerals, Antioxidants, and Micronutrients on Blood Pressure
Sodium and Blood Pressure
Body Weight and Blood Pressure
Physical Activity and Blood Pressure Control 
Implementation of Lifestsyle Intervention for Blood Pressure Control
Motivational Interviewing in Hypertension Management
Self-Management and Hypertension
Implementing Behavioral Change for Blood Pressure Control at the Provider Level 
Special Considerations
Lifestyle Interventions for Blood Pressure Control in Children and Adolescents
Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy
Lifestyle Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Type II Diabetes
Lifestyle and Blood Pressure Control in Ethnic and Racial minorities
Biologic Factors that Influence Blood Pressure Response to Lifestyle Modifications
Putting it All Together: Practical Tools
Practical Application
Biography
Pao-Hwa Lin, Laura P. Svetkey