Research
Adherence
Lifestyle therapy, specifically smoking cessation, is the single most important component of lifestyle management for patients with cardiorenal and metabolic diseases.
Stop smoking. It is the single most impactful lifestyle change you can make for your heart, kidneys, and metabolic health. Ask your doctor for support to help you quit.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Smoking cessation is the single most important component of lifestyle therapy, and a clinician’s encouragement is cited as a frequent motivator to quit smoking [16].
Why this rating
Based on consensus guidelines and cited literature [16], not a primary RCT in this text.
Source
DCRM 2.0: Multispecialty practice recommendations for the management of diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases
Yehuda Handelsman et al. · Metabolism · 2024
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