Healthy Skepticism Library item: 4128

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Publication type: Journal Article

Watters WW.
Hypertension and eating habits.
CMAJ 1990 Sep 15; 143:(6):460-1

Abstract:

An ad for the antihypertensive drug Sectral from May & Baker promotes drug therapy for high blood pressure and ignores the importance of weight loss.

Keywords:
*letter to the editor/Canada/May & Baker/journal advertisements/quality of information/obesity/ hypertension/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENTS Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use* Eating* Food Habits* Humans Hypertension/diet therapy Hypertension/drug therapy*