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Can Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Intake Decrease High Blood Pressure?, Rebecca M. Iwata Dec 2019

Can Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Intake Decrease High Blood Pressure?, Rebecca M. Iwata

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High blood pressure is usually treated through pharmaceutics medications but research suggests that blood pressure may also be managed through changes in diet through an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption.


Prevent The Progression Of Gestational Diabetes After Pregnancy, Yasmin Barakat Apr 2019

Prevent The Progression Of Gestational Diabetes After Pregnancy, Yasmin Barakat

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This handout informs the audience about ways to reduce the risk of or even prevent the progression of gestational diabetes into needing insulin medication or after pregnancy. This will include tips on healthy defaults for dietary and lifestyle modifications such as making healthy alternatives easy and more attractive, as well as the role of physical activity in diabetes prevention, and maintaining weight. It will also include information on nutrient needs while pregnant.