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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingham Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore-641043, IN
2 Avinashilingham Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore-641043, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 48, No 10 (2011), Pagination: 419-427
Abstract
Hypertension is regarded as a major public health problem worldwide. The World Health Report identifies blood pressure as one of the five important risk factors for non communicable disease worldwide. Average prevalence in India is 25 per cent in urban and 10 per cent in rural populations. Changing lifestyle factors has documented efficacy in the primary prevention and control of hypertension.
