Past president of the American Heart Association, Donna K. Arnett, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., B.S.N., Dean, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

Offering perspective on AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 Presentation P929 
copyright American Heart Association 2020

"Healthy lifestyles, including the Mediterranean diet are shown to lower risk factor levels amongst those who are treated. So in other words, having a healthier diet's associated with lower weight. And also lower blood pressure levels. And so it is reasonable to take, adopt, take on these diets as well as physical activity and no smoking and less sedentary behavior which you know, is less TV watching. All of these could help you, in some cases. get off of the number of medications that you're taking."