Blood pressure
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Community exercise and education program linked to cardiometabolic gains in metabolic syndromeA structured community program combining exercise, education, and monitoring may help adults with metabolic syndrome improve fitness, body composition, and cardiometabolic risk markers.
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Village-led balance and exercise program cut falls by 40% in rural older adults with heart diseaseA scalable, village doctor-led program combining balance exercises and health education may reduce falls and injuries among older rural adults with cardiovascular disease.
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Short sleep duration linked to higher hypertension risk in womenSleeping substantially less than 7–8 hours per night may be linked to modestly higher odds of developing hypertension in women across age groups.
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Anthocyanin intake linked to lower cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk in healthy adultsHigher anthocyanin intake may be associated with lower cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk in observational studies, and even modest amounts (≥50 mg/day) appear to improve blood vessel function in healthy people, though effects on blood pressure and glucose control were not demonstrated.
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Cardiac rehabilitation linked to lower cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and hypertensionStructured cardiac rehabilitation may help reduce cardiovascular risk and blood pressure in carefully selected patients with both rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension, without worsening inflammatory disease control.
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Combined aerobic and resistance training reduces blood pressure in adults with hypertensionCombined aerobic and resistance training may help lower blood pressure in people with hypertension as part of an overall treatment plan, though the magnitude of benefit appears modest and complementary to, not a replacement for, medical management.