To prevent high blood pressure, you should:
Get regular aerobic exercise
Limit your intake of salt and alcoholic beverages
Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats
Avoid smoking
Maintain a desirable body weight.
It is important to try to modify all the risk factors for coronary artery disease that are under your control. In addition to the above actions, you should:
Quit smoking
Reduce your...
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