The American Heart Association and The American College of Cardiology are lowering the blood pressure level at which one is considered to by hypertensive. It will now be 130\/80.<\/p>\n
They say they are going to recommend lifestyle changes to for some 40+% of American adults to get their pressure down, rather than taking medication. Uhuh. Sure.<\/p>\n
Except:<\/p>\n
“Medication would be recommended for people with 130-139 and 80-89 who are at high risk\u2014about 4.2 million people more than the number recommended in the last guidelines issued in 2003. These drugs, which include diuretics, calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors, are widely available in inexpensive generic forms.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here’s the whole article\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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