Exercise and Weight Loss Reduce Blood Pressure in Men and Women With Mild Hypertension
Open Access
- 10 July 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 160 (13) , 1947-1958
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.160.13.1947
Abstract
HYPERTENSION IS a major health problem in this country, affecting more than 43 million people in the United States.1 Hypertension is among the most common reasons for outpatient visits.2 Despite this, blood pressure (BP) control is often inadequate.3 Although BP can be lowered pharmacologically in hypertensive individuals,4,5 antihypertensive medications are not effective for everyone, may be costly, and may induce adverse effects6-9 that impair quality of life and reduce adherence. Moreover, abnormalities associated with hypertension, such as insulin resistance and lipemia, may persist or may even be exacerbated by some antihypertensive medications.10-13 As a result, nonpharmacological approaches to the treatment of hypertension have received growing attention.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Controlled trial of aerobic exercise in hypertensionClinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 1991