Ten-Minute Nutrition and Exercise Counseling Makes a Difference

Does not.

Nurse practitioners see patients for the primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Most patients have multiple risk factors. Although some patients require medication to treat their risk factors, healthy lifestyle changes (good nutrition, portion control, and regular exercise) can benefit all risk factors. Many people know what they should eat, but often they eat too much.

They need help with motivation and strategies to make healthy dietary changes. It is a challenge to provide this level of counseling during a single patient encounter. Often it takes a few visits and telephone/email follow-up to assist patients in making changes. While it can be a challenge to fit heart-healthy lifestyle counseling into limited visit times, this counseling is essential to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease.

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