Table 13.

Nonpharmacological treatment of hypertensive patients

Recommendation		Class	Level of evidence
Diet	• DASH	I	A
	• Mediterranean	I	B
	• Vegetarian	IIa	B
Sodium: daily intake of 2g		I	A
Alcohol: do not exceed 30g of ethanol per day		I	B
Physical activity: 30 minutes/day/3 times a week (minimum)		I	A
Body weight control: BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2		I	A
Psychosocial stress control		IIa	B
Multiprofessional team		I	B

DASH: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; BMI: body mass index