Methods	Community screening. Randomisation by individual using permuted block method, stratified by blood pressure
Participants	Untreated hypertensive men and women age 35-69 years N=111
Interventions	Physician, public health nurse and nutritionist led education, counselling and practical sessions. Individual goals for sodium intake, weight control, walking and alcohol intake. Duration 18 months
Outcomes	No clinical event outcomes. Urinary sodium and potassium, sodium reduction behaviours, alchohol intake, calcium intake, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Notes	Intervention associated with reduced systolic blood pressure, reduction in sodium excretion, alcohol consumption. No change in BMI, diastoilc blood pressure. Greater use of anti-hypertensive medication in control group