Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

To quantify effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for hypertension.Electronic bibliographic databases from 1998 onwards, existing guidelines, systematic reviews.We included randomized, controlled trials with at least 8 weeks' follow-up, comparing lifestyle with control interventions, enrolling adults with blood pressure at least 140/85 mmHg. Primary outcome measures were systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Two independent reviewers...