They don't have to go on medications, which have side effects and a cost.

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This study and many others show that lifestyle changes can have a positive impact on risk profiles, and people will benefit in so many ways.

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Typically, people have tended to look at one intervention component at a time: weight loss, limiting sodium, physical activity. And we had concerns that trying to get them to do a lot would overwhelm them. It was very encouraging that they were able to make such comprehensive changes, and sustain some part of that long term.

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The key thing is that we now have a number of different strategies we can give you. Let's face it, lifestyle changes are difficult. The more options I can give you, the more likely you would be to do something.

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The bottom-line, take-home message is that people were able to maintain healthy lifestyle changes for a period of 18 months, They had significant drops in blood pressure and weight loss.

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