Study Focuses on Blood Pressure's Danger
14th Sep 2005, 14:52 GMT
If you are overweight, new research shows how important it is to control your blood pressure besides trying to lose those extra pounds. Scientists studying nearly 250,000 people in France found that only overweight people who also had high blood pressure were at significantly greater risk of dying of heart-related problems than normal-weight people. Overweight people with normal blood pressure faced no increased risk....
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