[One-year effect of health counseling on life style and risk factors of heart disease].

Introduction: We examined the need for counselling and the effect on willingness and ability to change life-style, and subsequent changes in risk factors for CHD.

Material And Methods: All 152 male employees in a computer company, 25-45 years of age, were invited to participate in a controlled intervention study over one year. The subjects were randomised to an intervention group (I group) and a control group.