(ABC7 Chicago) — If you’re trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are.
A study at University of Texas finds overweight people are more likely to have high blood pressure, but for those with a high body mass index or BMI, their fitness only has a small impact on their blood pressure.
The results suggest that people who are trying to decrease their risk for high blood pressure should focus on losing weight.
The authors of the study say increasing physical fitness should be a secondary goal.
The study is published in the American Heart Journal.
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I don’t have insurance so I cannot afford this unit. I thought this was a pill!!!!!! Why it is soooo expensive?
I’ve brought my blood pressure down from being consistently in the 160’s to consistently now in the low 130’s – simply by using my RESPeRATE and by losing weight (20 pounds so far). I don’t want to use medication and wanted to see if doing these two things instead would help – and clearly, they have! So, I recommend using RESPeRATE and losing weight.
Is this news, really?
Many many thanks for the suggesion of reduce blood pressure
I am 5 10″ and weigh 172 with normal cholesterol levels and am struggling to keep my pressure down.
Thanks,made a copy, conquered high BP by eating fruit,whole grains, trying to lose 25 lbs.