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Article: New JAMA Report Recognizes Simple Lifestyle Changes Are as Effective as Single Drug Therapy in Reducing Blood Pressure; DASH Diet With Lowfat Dairy, Fruits and Vegetables Is a Key Step in Preventing And Treating High Blood Pressure.
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- May 16, 2003
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- ROSEMONT, Ill., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report in the May 21, 2003, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) acknowledges that adoption of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan, which is rich in lowfat dairy foods, fruits and vegetables, has effects similar to single drug therapy in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke by lowering blood pressure.
The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure lowers the threshold of normal blood pressure readings by establishing a new category -- prehypertensive -- for ...